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Mountain

Roc Noir

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°01′10″ N 7°35′41″ E

Map showing the location of Roc Noir Roc Noir
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,335 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Prafleuri
7.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport91 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport98 km

About Roc Noir

Roc Noir is a mountain. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. Elevation: 3,335 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Glacier des Manzettes and Wandflue.

Climate of Roc Noir

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
July (63 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 Roc Noir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°2°5°6°3°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-16°-15°-13°-8°-5°-2°0°-3°-7°-11°-14°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Roc Noir

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 92 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 91 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 98 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 100 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 114 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 167 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 171 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Roc Noir

Within 100 km: 83 historic and cultural sites, 4,900 natural sites, 592 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km666 places

  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 23 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 18 kmSW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 15 kmE
  • Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 20 kmN

25–60 km2,101 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 54 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 28 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 43 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km2,808 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 75 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 82 kmN

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