Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Tête du Vrieux

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°59′38″ N 7°06′11″ E

Map showing the location of Tête du Vrieux Tête du Vrieux
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,296 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Praz-de-Fort
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km
GVA Geneva International Airport82 km

About Tête du Vrieux

Tête du Vrieux is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,296 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Le Châtelet and Six Volluz.

Climate of Tête du Vrieux

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -4° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
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
Climate of Tête du Vrieux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-3°-1°4°8°12°13°9°5°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-2°2°5°6°4°0°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Tête du Vrieux

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (82 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 82 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 78 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 162 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tête du Vrieux

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,986 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km701 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 21 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 21 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 3 kmW

25–60 km1,587 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 45 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 48 kmN

60–100 km2,323 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: