- Elevation
- 3,836 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport73 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport79 km
About Le Tour Noir
Le Tour Noir is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,836 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de l'A Neuve and Pointe Morin.
Photos of Le Tour Noir
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Mont Dolent Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 -
Aiguille du Moine Michmuch38 · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr -
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
Climate of Le Tour Noir
This month · November
A wet month
Day -10° · Night -14° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 3°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -19°)
- 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) | -13° | -13° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 3° | -1° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Average low (°C) | -19° | -19° | -18° | -16° | -12° | -8° | -5° | -4° | -7° | -10° | -14° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Le Tour Noir
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (79 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 70 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 73 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 79 kmnorthwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 70 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 75 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 115 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 134 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 164 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Le Tour Noir
Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,829 natural sites, 475 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km555 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 18 kmNW
- Lac d'Orny Lake 7 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 9 kmN
- Lac du Dru Lake 9 kmN
25–60 km1,586 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 56 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 26 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 39 kmN
- Arnensee Lake 51 kmN
60–100 km2,293 places
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 97 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 83 kmN
- Lake Thun Lake 98 kmNE
- Schwarzsee Lake 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguille de l'A Neuve Mountain, Valais0.4 km N
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Pointe Morin Mountain, Valais0.6 km S
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Aiguilles Rouges du Dolent Mountain, Chamonix1.2 km S
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Grande Lui Mountain, Orsières1.3 km NE
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Glacier de l'A Neuve Natural site, Orsières1.6 km SE
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Mont Dolent Mountain, Switzerland3.1 km S
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Aiguille d'Argentière Mountain, Chamonix1.8 km NW
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Petit Darrey Mountain, Orsières1.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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