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Mountain

Aiguille de la Varappe

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°58′58″ N 7°02′01″ E

Map showing the location of Aiguille de la Varappe Aiguille de la Varappe
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,518 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trient
6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport73 km
GVA Geneva International Airport77 km

About Aiguille de la Varappe

Aiguille de la Varappe is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,518 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Aiguilles Dorées and Tête Biselx.

Climate of Aiguille de la Varappe

This month · November

A wet month

Day -8° · Night -12° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
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).

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Climate of Aiguille de la Varappe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-11°-11°-10°-9°-4°0°4°5°1°-3°-8°-10°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-16°-14°-9°-6°-3°-2°-4°-8°-12°-15°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Aiguille de la Varappe

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (77 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 67 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 73 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 77 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 73 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 161 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Aiguille de la Varappe

Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 3,879 natural sites, 484 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km645 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 22 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 15 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 22 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 4 kmNE

25–60 km1,524 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 36 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 47 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 51 kmNE

60–100 km2,325 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 98 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 98 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 94 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 80 kmN

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