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Mountain

Le Génépi

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°01′28″ N 7°02′40″ E

Map showing the location of Le Génépi Le Génépi
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,881 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trient
3.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport74 km
GVA Geneva International Airport76 km

About Le Génépi

Le Génépi is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,881 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Someceon du Dru and Six Carro.

Climate of Le Génépi

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
December (124 mm)
Driest month
September (84 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 Génépi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-5°-2°3°7°10°10°6°1°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-10°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

How to get to Le Génépi

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (76 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 74 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 76 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 100 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 72 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 107 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 157 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Le Génépi

Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 3,950 natural sites, 494 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km712 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 12 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 3 kmSE

25–60 km1,527 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 48 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 31 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 43 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 47 kmNE

60–100 km2,336 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 75 kmN

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