- Elevation
- 3,610 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport72 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport76 km
About Grande Fourche
Grande Fourche is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,610 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Petite Fourche and Aiguille Forbes.
Photos of Grande Fourche
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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 -
L'Aiguillettes des Possettes Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0
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Climate of Grande Fourche
This month · November
A wet month
Day -8° · Night -13° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 4°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 4° | 1° | -4° | -8° | -11° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -17° | -15° | -10° | -7° | -3° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -13° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Grande Fourche
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 72 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (76 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 67 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 72 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 76 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 96 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 67 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 72 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 135 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 161 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grande Fourche
Within 100 km: 129 historic and cultural sites, 3,841 natural sites, 486 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km625 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 23 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 15 kmNW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 23 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 5 kmNE
25–60 km1,529 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 53 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 48 kmN
- Lauenensee Lake 52 kmNE
60–100 km2,302 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 95 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 80 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Trient Municipality, Martigny District6.3 km N
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Martigny-Combe Municipality, Martigny District10 km N
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Orsières Village, Orsières11 km NE
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Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville9.4 km NW
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La Fouly Village, Orsières7.6 km SE -
Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine9.4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Petite Fourche Mountain, Valais0.5 km N
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Aiguille Forbes Mountain, Chamonix0.9 km W
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Aiguille du Chardonnet Mountain, Chamonix1.7 km SW
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Tête Blanche Mountain, Trient0.8 km N
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Aiguille de la Varappe Mountain, Orsières1.2 km NE
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Aiguilles Dorées Mountain, Valais1.5 km NE
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Tête Biselx Mountain, Trient1.6 km NE
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Aiguille du Passon Mountain, Chamonix2.4 km W
Sources & licences
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