Pointe des Planards
Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°54′37″ N 7°08′25″ E
- Elevation
- 2,869 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport81 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport88 km
About Pointe des Planards
Pointe des Planards is a mountain. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,869 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Pointe des Gros Six and Gouille du Dragon.
Photos of Pointe des Planards
Climate of Pointe des Planards
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- November (164 mm)
- Driest month
- July (99 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -8° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Pointe des Planards
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (88 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 78 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 81 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 88 kmnorthwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 88 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 78 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 84 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 138 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 172 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pointe des Planards
Within 100 km: 114 historic and cultural sites, 3,894 natural sites, 453 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km532 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 12 kmNW
- Lac de la Breye Lake 16 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 19 kmE
- Lac du Dru Lake 15 kmNW
25–60 km1,655 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 30 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 26 kmNW
- Arnensee Lake 54 kmN
60–100 km2,274 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 100 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 96 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 62 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 88 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Plan-de-la-Chaux Village, Orsières1.7 km S
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Ferret Village, Orsières2.8 km W
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Orsières Municipality, Entremont District7.5 km NW
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre6.8 km NE
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La Fouly Village, Orsières4.2 km NW -
Tunel Gd. St. Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre4.8 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pointe des Gros Six Mountain, Liddes0.5 km NW
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Gouille du Dragon Lake, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.4 km E
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Clocher de l'Arpalle Mountain, Orsières0.8 km SW
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La Tsavre Mountain, Orsières1 km NW
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Le Parron Mountain, Liddes1.4 km N
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Clocher de la Chaux Mountain, Orsières1.5 km S
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Dent du Grand Lé Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.7 km SE
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Pointe de Tenou Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre2.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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