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Mountain

La Maye

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°55′42″ N 7°04′30″ E

Map showing the location of La Maye La Maye
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,642 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Fouly
1.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport76 km
GVA Geneva International Airport82 km

About La Maye

La Maye is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,642 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Mont Dolent and Glacier de l'A Neuve.

Climate of La Maye

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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 Maye
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°6°9°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-4°0°3°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to La Maye

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (82 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 74 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 76 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 82 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 92 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 168 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from La Maye

Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 3,850 natural sites, 467 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km526 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 8 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 12 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km1,611 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 28 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km2,303 places

  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 97 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 86 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 98 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 83 kmN

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