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Mountain

Aiguille de la Cabane

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°00′24″ N 7°04′06″ E

Map showing the location of Aiguille de la Cabane Aiguille de la Cabane
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,999 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
6.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport76 km
GVA Geneva International Airport78 km

About Aiguille de la Cabane

Aiguille de la Cabane is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,999 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille du Col and Aiguilles d'Arpette.

Climate of Aiguille de la Cabane

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 9°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
December (124 mm)
Driest month
September (84 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
Climate of Aiguille de la Cabane
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-6°-3°2°6°9°9°5°0°-6°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-14°-11°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-8°-12°-15°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

How to get to Aiguille de la Cabane

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (78 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 76 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 75 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 160 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Aiguille de la Cabane

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,954 natural sites, 496 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km716 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 19 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 15 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 19 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 1 kmS

25–60 km1,538 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 50 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 32 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 44 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 48 kmNE

60–100 km2,326 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Orsières Village, Orsières
    6.4 km NE
  • Bovernier Municipality, Martigny District
    6.5 km N
  • Trient Municipality, Martigny District
    6 km NW
  • Martigny-Combe Municipality, Martigny District
    7.6 km N
  • Issert Village, Orsières
    4.5 km E
  • Champex Village, Orsières
    4.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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