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Mountain

Le Châtelet

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°59′55″ N 7°05′59″ E

Map showing the location of Le Châtelet Le Châtelet
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,537 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
4.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km
GVA Geneva International Airport81 km

About Le Châtelet

Le Châtelet is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,537 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Tête du Vrieux and Six Volluz.

Climate of Le Châtelet

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 Le Châtelet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°6°10°11°8°3°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-10°-8°-3°1°4°5°2°-1°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Le Châtelet

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (81 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 81 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 77 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 162 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Le Châtelet

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,990 natural sites, 498 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km709 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 2 kmW

25–60 km1,581 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 32 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 44 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 48 kmN

60–100 km2,326 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 78 kmN

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