- Elevation
- 3,023 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport76 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport81 km
About Crête Sèche
Crête Sèche is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,023 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Glacier des Planereuses and Treutse Bô.
Photos of Crête Sèche
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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
Climate of Crête Sèche
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- 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) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Crête Sèche
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (81 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 71 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 76 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 81 kmnorthwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 95 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 71 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 77 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 137 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 165 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Crête Sèche
Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,886 natural sites, 480 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km618 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 19 kmNW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 24 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 5 kmN
25–60 km1,566 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 55 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmN
- Arnensee Lake 49 kmN
- Lauenensee Lake 52 kmN
60–100 km2,310 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 98 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 98 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 94 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glacier des Planereuses Natural site, Orsières0.5 km NW
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Treutse Bô Mountain, Orsières0.6 km E
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Glacier de Treutse Bô Natural site, Orsières0.8 km SW
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Grande Pointe des Planereuses Mountain, Orsières1 km N
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Tita Neire Mountain, Orsières1.1 km NW
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Pointes des Essettes Mountain, Orsières1.1 km SW
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Glacier du Darray Natural site, Orsières1.1 km W
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Pointes des Six Niers Mountain, Orsières1.2 km S
Sources & licences
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