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Mountain

Tête d'Arpette

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°01′04″ N 7°04′09″ E

Map showing the location of Tête d'Arpette Tête d'Arpette
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,295 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport76 km
GVA Geneva International Airport78 km

About Tête d'Arpette

Tête d'Arpette is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,295 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de la Cabane and Aiguilles d'Arpette.

Climate of Tête d'Arpette

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Tête d'Arpette
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°2°7°10°13°13°10°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-9°-7°-2°1°3°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

How to get to Tête d'Arpette

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (78 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 65 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 76 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 101 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 74 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 107 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 159 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tête d'Arpette

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,977 natural sites, 498 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km733 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 14 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 2 kmS

25–60 km1,543 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 49 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 31 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 43 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 47 kmNE

60–100 km2,329 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Orsières Village, Orsières
    6 km E
  • Bovernier Municipality, Martigny District
    5.3 km N
  • Martigny-Combe Municipality, Martigny District
    6.4 km NW
  • Trient Municipality, Martigny District
    5.6 km W
  • Champex Village, Orsières
    4.1 km E
  • Issert Village, Orsières
    4.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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