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Mountain

La Dotse

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°53′58″ N 7°06′07″ E

Map showing the location of La Dotse La Dotse
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,492 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ferret
1.9 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km
GVA Geneva International Airport86 km

About La Dotse

La Dotse is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,492 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Six Manouvray and Cretté de la Perche.

Climate of La Dotse

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
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).

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Climate of La Dotse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°7°10°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-3°1°4°5°2°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to La Dotse

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (86 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 78 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 86 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 89 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 120 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 171 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from La Dotse

Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 3,844 natural sites, 449 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km470 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 12 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 16 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 22 kmE
  • Lac du Dru Lake 15 kmN

25–60 km1,643 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 31 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 43 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 26 kmNW
  • Arnensee Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km2,296 places

  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 99 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 62 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 89 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 86 kmN

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