Aiguille du Croissant
Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°56′27″ N 7°18′04″ E
- Elevation
- 4,259 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport87 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport93 km
About Aiguille du Croissant
Aiguille du Croissant is a mountain. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. Elevation: 4,259 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Mur de la Côte and Grand Combin.
Photos of Aiguille du Croissant
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Mont Vélan Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Combin de Corbassière Ne9218 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Avril Olivier Bruchez from Lausanne, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Aiguille du Croissant
This month · November
A wet month
Day -12° · Night -17° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 0°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -22°)
- Wettest month
- November (141 mm)
- Driest month
- July (86 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) | -16° | -16° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -22° | -21° | -19° | -14° | -11° | -8° | -7° | -9° | -13° | -17° | -20° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Aiguille du Croissant
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 82 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 87 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 93 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 98 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 82 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 94 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 150 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 176 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aiguille du Croissant
Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 4,192 natural sites, 477 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km601 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 19 kmW
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 23 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 23 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 6 kmE
25–60 km1,778 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 52 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 31 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 38 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 58 kmNE
60–100 km2,397 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 64 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Municipality, Entremont District7.2 km W
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre7.3 km W
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Liddes Municipality, Entremont District9.7 km NW
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Vaud Village, Ollomont8.5 km S
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Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes7.6 km NE
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta10 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mur de la Côte Natural site, Val de Bagnes0.1 km NW
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Grand Combin Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.4 km SW
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Le Corridor Natural site, Val de Bagnes0.6 km N
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Combin de la Tsessette Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.8 km E
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Combin de Valsorey Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.9 km W
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Glacier du Croissant Natural site, Val de Bagnes0.9 km SE
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Glacier de la Tsessette Natural site, Val de Bagnes0.9 km NE
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Glacier du Grand Combin Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.1 km N
More nature in Switzerland
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Combin de Corbassière Mountain, Val de Bagnes4.4 km N
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Mulets de la Tsessette Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.5 km NE
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Tour de Boussine Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.8 km E
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Combin du Meitin Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.9 km W
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Plateau du Déjeuner Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.5 km NW
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Glacier de la Tsessette Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.6 km E
Sources & licences
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