Tête de Fonteinte
Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°52′43″ N 7°08′49″ E
- Elevation
- 2,774 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport82 km
- TRN Turin Airport85 km
About Tête de Fonteinte
Tête de Fonteinte is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,774 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Pointe des Trois Lacs and Bastillons.
Photos of Tête de Fonteinte
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Testa di Crevacol Emiliano Vuillermoz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Tête de Fonteinte
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Tête de Fonteinte
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 82 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (85 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 81 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 82 kmwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 85 kmsoutheast
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 90 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 81 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 85 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 121 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 175 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tête de Fonteinte
Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 3,841 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km447 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 15 kmNW
- Lac de la Breye Lake 19 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 20 kmNE
- Lac du Dru Lake 18 kmNW
25–60 km1,654 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 34 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 45 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 29 kmNW
- Arnensee Lake 57 kmN
60–100 km2,298 places
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 99 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 66 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 91 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 88 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Plan-de-la-Chaux Village, Orsières2 km NW
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Grand Saint Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre2.2 km SE
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Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses Municipality, Province of Aosta6.7 km S
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Municipality, Entremont District6.8 km NE
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San Leonardo Village, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses6.7 km SE
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Ferret Village, Orsières5.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pointe des Trois Lacs Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.8 km NE
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Bastillons Mountain, Valais0.9 km N
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Mont Fourchon Mountain, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses1.6 km SW
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Lacs de Fenêtre Lake, Orsières0.6 km N
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Lacs de Fenêtre Lake, Orsières0.7 km NW
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Pain de Sucre Mountain, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses1.4 km SW
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Grande Chenalette Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.4 km E
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Lacs de Fenêtre Lake, Orsières1.2 km N
Sources & licences
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