Aiguille des Sasses
Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°51′34″ N 7°07′05″ E
- Elevation
- 3,014 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport79 km
- TRN Turin Airport84 km
About Aiguille des Sasses
Aiguille des Sasses is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,014 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Mont Fourchon and Glacier des Angroniettes.
Photos of Aiguille des Sasses
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Testa di Crevacol Emiliano Vuillermoz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Aiguille des Sasses
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- 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) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 8° | 5° | 0° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Aiguille des Sasses
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (84 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 82 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 79 kmwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 84 kmsoutheast
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 82 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 84 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 124 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 133 kmsouthwest
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 174 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aiguille des Sasses
Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 3,778 natural sites, 433 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km396 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 20 kmN
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 23 kmNE
- Lac du Dru Lake 20 kmN
25–60 km1,629 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 36 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 47 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 30 kmNW
- Arnensee Lake 59 kmN
60–100 km2,310 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 67 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 93 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 90 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 85 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses Municipality, Province of Aosta6.1 km SE
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Plan-de-la-Chaux Village, Orsières4.3 km N
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Mottes Village, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses5.4 km SE
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San Leonardo Village, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses6.3 km SE
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Grand Saint Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre4.3 km E
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Ronc Village, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses5.7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Fourchon Mountain, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses1.5 km NE
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Glacier des Angroniettes Natural site, Orsières0.9 km NW
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Grand Golliat Mountain, Orsières1.3 km W
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Pain de Sucre Mountain, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses1.9 km NE
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Six Blanc Mountain, Orsières2.5 km N
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Testa di Crevacol Mountain, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses3.2 km SE
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Les Marmontains Mountain, Valais2.5 km NW
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Pointe de Combette Mountain, Orsières2.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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