Aiguilles Tourelle
Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°59′32″ N 7°03′03″ E
- Elevation
- 3,167 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport74 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport78 km
About Aiguilles Tourelle
Aiguilles Tourelle is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,167 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Pointe des Ravines Rousses and Le Portalet.
Photos of Aiguilles Tourelle
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Mont Dolent Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 -
Aiguille du Chardonnet O.Taris · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aiguille du Passon Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Bec de Lachat Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Aiguilles Tourelle
This month · November
A wet month
Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- 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) | -9° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 7° | 4° | -1° | -5° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Aiguilles Tourelle
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (78 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 67 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 74 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 99 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 67 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 74 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 138 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 161 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aiguilles Tourelle
Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 3,908 natural sites, 485 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km673 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 21 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 15 kmNW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 21 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 2 kmNE
25–60 km1,532 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 51 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 34 kmN
- Arnensee Lake 46 kmN
- Lauenensee Lake 50 kmNE
60–100 km2,321 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 92 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 79 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Trient Municipality, Martigny District5.9 km NW
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Orsières Village, Orsières8.3 km NE
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Martigny-Combe Municipality, Martigny District8.8 km N
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Praz-de-Fort Village, Orsières5.6 km E
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Bovernier Municipality, Martigny District8.3 km N
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Le Rivers Village, Orsières5.8 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pointe des Ravines Rousses Mountain, Orsières0.3 km W
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Le Portalet Mountain, Orsières0.4 km E
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Glacier des Ravines Rousses Natural site, Orsières0.4 km S
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Glacier d'Orny Natural site, Orsières0.5 km N
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Roc des Plines Mountain, Orsières0.6 km SW
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Glacier des Plines Natural site, Orsières0.9 km S
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Le Trident Mountain, Trient1.1 km SW
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Clochers du Portalet Mountain, Orsières1.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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