Monts de Sion
Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°04′42″ N 7°17′01″ E
- Elevation
- 3,040 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport92 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport93 km
About Monts de Sion
Monts de Sion is a mountain. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,040 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Bec des Rosses and Glacier des Louettes Econdouè.
Photos of Monts de Sion
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Rosablanche Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0 -
Mont Fort Norbert Aepli, Switzerland · CC BY 2.5
Climate of Monts de Sion
This month · November
A wet month
Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- December (138 mm)
- Driest month
- September (90 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) | -9° | -9° | -7° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -5° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -11° | -7° | -4° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 129 | 113 | 110 | 114 | 108 | 92 | 99 | 90 | 119 | 137 | 138 |
How to get to Monts de Sion
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 92 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 70 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 92 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 93 kmwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 70 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 89 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 158 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 162 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Monts de Sion
Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 4,433 natural sites, 551 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km766 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 18 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 18 kmNW
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 20 kmN
25–60 km1,973 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 51 kmNW
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 58 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 53 kmE
- Daubensee Lake 45 kmNE
60–100 km2,369 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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La Perreyre Village, Val de Bagnes1.3 km S
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Bagnes Town, Val de Bagnes5.2 km W
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Verbier Village, Val de Bagnes5 km NW
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La Ruinette Village, Val de Bagnes2.9 km NW
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Sarreyer Village, Val de Bagnes2.9 km SW
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Le Planchamp (Lourtier) Village, Val de Bagnes3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bec des Rosses Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.5 km SE
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Glacier des Louettes Econdouè Natural site, Nendaz1.4 km NE
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Mont Fort Mountain, Nendaz2.7 km E
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Glacier de la Chaux Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.5 km E
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Glacier des Louettes Econdouè Natural site, Nendaz1.5 km NE
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Mont Gelé Mountain, Val de Bagnes2.1 km N
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Bec Termin Mountain, Val de Bagnes2.1 km SE
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Glacier de Tortin Natural site, Nendaz2 km E
Sources & licences
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