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Mountain

Pointes des Chevrettes

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°00′02″ N 7°04′58″ E

Map showing the location of Pointes des Chevrettes Pointes des Chevrettes
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,642 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
5.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport77 km
GVA Geneva International Airport80 km

About Pointes des Chevrettes

Pointes des Chevrettes is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,642 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Six Volluz and Aiguille de la Cabane.

Climate of Pointes des Chevrettes

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
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 Pointes des Chevrettes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°-1°5°8°11°11°7°2°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-11°-9°-4°-1°1°1°-2°-5°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

How to get to Pointes des Chevrettes

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 77 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (80 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 67 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 77 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 80 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 99 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 76 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 161 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Pointes des Chevrettes

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,966 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km713 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 16 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 1 kmW

25–60 km1,560 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 51 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 44 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 48 kmNE

60–100 km2,318 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 78 kmN

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