La Ruinette
Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°58′45″ N 7°24′02″ E
- Elevation
- 3,875 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport89 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport101 km
About La Ruinette
La Ruinette is a mountain. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,875 m.
La Ruinette is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Lake of Mauvoisin in the canton of Valais. With an altitude of 3,875 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit between the Grand Combin and the Dent Blanche. La Ruinette lies close to the better known Mont Blanc de Cheilon which has almost the same height (3,870 m).
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 860 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of La Ruinette
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Climate of La Ruinette
This month · November
A wet month
Day -9° · Night -15° · Rain 106 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 2°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -19°)
- Wettest month
- November (106 mm)
- Driest month
- July (68 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) | -13° | -13° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Average low (°C) | -19° | -19° | -18° | -16° | -12° | -8° | -5° | -4° | -7° | -10° | -15° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 77 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 94 | 106 | 97 |
How to get to La Ruinette
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 89 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 84 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 89 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 101 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 104 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 84 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 100 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 159 kmsouthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 176 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from La Ruinette
Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 4,424 natural sites, 531 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km597 places
- Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 23 kmN
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 19 kmN
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 3 kmSW
- Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 24 kmN
25–60 km1,965 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 44 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 33 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 36 kmNW
- Daubensee Lake 51 kmN
60–100 km2,480 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 84 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 84 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 80 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glacier de la Ruinette Natural site, Val de Bagnes0.6 km S
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Mont Blanc de Cheilon Mountain, Hérémence2 km NE -
Glacier de Lire Rose Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.1 km SW
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Mont Rouge du Giétro Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.4 km W
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Glacier de la Serpentine Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.3 km E
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Glacier du Giétro Natural site, Valais1.6 km NW
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La Serpentine Mountain, Evolène2.1 km E
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Clocher de Cheilon Mountain, Hérémence2.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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