Pointe de Sesal
Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°02′23″ N 7°10′50″ E
- Elevation
- 2,301 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport85 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport86 km
About Pointe de Sesal
Pointe de Sesal is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,301 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Six Blanc and Tête de la Payanne.
Photos of Pointe de Sesal
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Mont Rogneux Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Pointe de Sesal
This month · November
A wet month
Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- December (138 mm)
- Driest month
- September (90 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) | -4° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -6° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 129 | 113 | 110 | 114 | 108 | 92 | 99 | 90 | 119 | 137 | 138 |
How to get to Pointe de Sesal
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 85 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (86 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 68 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 85 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 86 kmwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 100 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 68 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 82 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 149 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 161 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pointe de Sesal
Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 4,209 natural sites, 510 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km775 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 17 kmNW
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 22 kmW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 17 kmNW
- Lac d'Orny Lake 10 kmSW
25–60 km1,719 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 50 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 27 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 54 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 39 kmN
60–100 km2,349 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 86 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmNE
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 96 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Orsières Village, Orsières3.1 km SW
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Sembrancher Municipality, Entremont District4.3 km NW
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Commeire Village, Orsières2 km SW
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Bagnes Town, Val de Bagnes5.6 km NE
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Sembrancher Village, Sembrancher4.7 km NW
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Soulalex Village, Orsières3.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Six Blanc Mountain, Orsières0.4 km SE
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Tête de la Payanne Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.2 km E
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Les Otanes Mountain, Val de Bagnes2.3 km N
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Mont Brûlé Mountain, Liddes2.9 km SE
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Mont Rogneux Mountain, Liddes5.1 km SE
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Momin Mountain, Val de Bagnes3.7 km E
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Crête Blanche Mountain, Sembrancher4.3 km NW
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Chalet d'Arpalle Historic site, Orsières2.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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