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Mountain

Petite Pointe des Planereuses

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°58′21″ N 7°04′41″ E

Map showing the location of Petite Pointe des Planereuses Petite Pointe des Planereuses
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,964 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Praz-de-Fort
3.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport76 km
GVA Geneva International Airport81 km

About Petite Pointe des Planereuses

Petite Pointe des Planereuses is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,964 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Glacier de l'Evole and Grande Pointe des Planereuses.

Climate of Petite Pointe des Planereuses

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
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 Petite Pointe des Planereuses
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Petite Pointe des Planereuses

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (81 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 69 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 76 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 81 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 76 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 138 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 163 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Petite Pointe des Planereuses

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,910 natural sites, 487 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km655 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 3 kmN

25–60 km1,553 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 54 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 36 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 48 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 51 kmNE

60–100 km2,317 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 81 kmN

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