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Pointes des Six Niers

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°56′56″ N 7°04′35″ E

Map showing the location of Pointes des Six Niers Pointes des Six Niers
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,024 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Fouly
2.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport76 km
GVA Geneva International Airport81 km

About Pointes des Six Niers

Pointes des Six Niers is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,024 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Glacier de Treutse Bô and Crête Sèche.

Climate of Pointes des Six Niers

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 Pointes des Six Niers
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°3°7°8°4°0°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°2°-1°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Pointes des Six Niers

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, 72 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 76 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 81 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 77 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 115 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 166 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Pointes des Six Niers

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 3,876 natural sites, 476 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km590 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 20 kmNW
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 6 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 10 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km1,577 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 57 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 26 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 38 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km2,312 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 95 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 83 kmN

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