- Elevation
- 2,518 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport83 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport88 km
About Crêta de Vella
Crêta de Vella is a mountain. Location: Liddes, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,518 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Revers de la Chaux de Champlong and Gode Tsapelette.
Climate of Crêta de Vella
This month · November
A wet month
Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- November (141 mm)
- Driest month
- July (86 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) | -5° | -5° | -4° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -8° | -3° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -6° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Crêta de Vella
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 83 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (88 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 75 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 83 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 88 kmwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 92 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 75 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 84 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 143 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 168 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Crêta de Vella
Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 4,021 natural sites, 485 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km635 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 25 kmNW
- Lac d'Orny Lake 9 kmNW
- Lac de la Breye Lake 13 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 16 kmE
25–60 km1,688 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 58 kmNW
- Lac de Fully Lake 25 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 36 kmN
- Arnensee Lake 48 kmN
60–100 km2,304 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Liddes Village, Liddes3.8 km N
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre2.9 km SE
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Orsières Municipality, Entremont District5.7 km W
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Palasuit (Liddes) Village, Liddes2.9 km NE
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Chez Petit (Liddes) Village, Liddes3.1 km N
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Dranse Village, Liddes3.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Revers de la Chaux de Champlong Mountain, Liddes1.1 km SW
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Gode Tsapelette Lake, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.6 km SE
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L'Eudenna Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.9 km S
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Tour de Bavon Mountain, Liddes2 km NW
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Bec Rond Mountain, Liddes2.1 km W
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Le Mourin Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre2.2 km S
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La Tessure Mountain, Orsières2.7 km NW
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Pointe de Revedin Mountain, Orsières3 km SW
More nature in Switzerland
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Mont Rogneux Mountain, Liddes7.1 km NE -
Roc de l'Oiseau Mountain, Liddes3.1 km SW
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L'Aglan Mountain, Liddes3.4 km SW
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Roc de Cornet Mountain, Liddes3.6 km N
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Tête de Vare Mountain, Liddes3.8 km SW
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Clocher de Vouasse Mountain, Liddes3.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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