Aiguille du Col
Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°00′20″ N 7°03′43″ E
- Elevation
- 3,059 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport75 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport78 km
About Aiguille du Col
Aiguille du Col is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,059 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Aiguilles d'Arpette and Aiguille de la Cabane.
Photos of Aiguille du Col
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Aiguille du Chardonnet O.Taris · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aiguille du Passon Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Aiguille du Col
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -13° · Rain 120 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -17°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -9° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | -1° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -16° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 116 | 94 | 90 | 99 | 106 | 90 | 93 | 84 | 107 | 120 | 124 |
How to get to Aiguille du Col
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 75 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 75 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 74 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 du Col
Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 3,940 natural sites, 494 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km710 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 kmSE
25–60 km1,535 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 50 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmN
- Arnensee Lake 44 kmN
- Lauenensee Lake 48 kmNE
60–100 km2,320 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 95 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 95 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 77 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguilles d'Arpette Mountain, Valais<0.1 km NW
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Aiguille de la Cabane Mountain, Orsières0.5 km E
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Aiguille d'Orny Mountain, Orsières0.7 km SW
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Lac d'Orny Lake, Orsières0.6 km SE
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Glacier d'Arpette Natural site, Orsières1.2 km W
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Glacier d'Orny Natural site, Orsières1.3 km SW
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Tête d'Arpette Mountain, Orsières1.5 km N
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Pointe d'Orny Mountain, Trient1.5 km W
Sources & licences
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