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Mountain

Mont des Ritses

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°03′38″ N 7°27′52″ E

Map showing the location of Mont des Ritses Mont des Ritses
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,916 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Gouille
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport95 km
TRN Turin Airport97 km

About Mont des Ritses

Mont des Ritses is a mountain. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. Elevation: 2,916 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Mont de l'Etoile and Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges.

Climate of Mont des Ritses

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
November (118 mm)
Driest month
September (79 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).

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Climate of Mont des Ritses
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°5°8°9°6°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Mont des Ritses

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 95 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 82 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnorth
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 97 kmsouth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 103 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 167 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 167 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Mont des Ritses

Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 4,749 natural sites, 567 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km657 places

  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 24 kmNW
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 16 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 13 kmNW
  • Le Louché Lake 25 kmN

25–60 km2,261 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 53 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 38 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 32 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 31 kmNW

60–100 km2,486 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 82 kmNE

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