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Six Blanc

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°52′49″ N 7°06′27″ E

Map showing the location of Six Blanc Six Blanc
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,795 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Plan-de-la-Chaux
2.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km
TRN Turin Airport87 km

About Six Blanc

Six Blanc is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,795 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Les Marmontains and Six Manouvray.

Climate of Six Blanc

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Six Blanc
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°5°8°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Six Blanc

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (87 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 80 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 87 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 87 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 122 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 134 kmsouthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 174 kmwest

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

Day trips from Six Blanc

Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 3,810 natural sites, 440 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km427 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 14 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 23 kmE
  • Lac du Dru Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km1,643 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 33 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 45 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 28 kmNW
  • Arnensee Lake 57 kmN

60–100 km2,297 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 65 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 91 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 88 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 84 kmNE

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