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Mountain

Six Blanc

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°02′15″ N 7°11′07″ E

Map showing the location of Six Blanc Six Blanc
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,445 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
3.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport85 km
GVA Geneva International Airport86 km

About Six Blanc

Six Blanc is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,445 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de Sesal and Tête de la Payanne.

Climate of Six Blanc

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
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).

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Climate of Six Blanc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°5°9°12°12°9°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-7°-3°0°3°4°1°-3°-7°-10°
Precipitation (mm)127129113110114108929990119137138

How to get to Six Blanc

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
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 100 kmsouth

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 162 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Six Blanc

Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 4,207 natural sites, 511 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km774 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 km1,722 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 50 kmNW
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 60 kmE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 27 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 54 kmNE

60–100 km2,346 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 86 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 96 kmNE

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