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Mountain

Crête d'Essertse

Located in Hérémence, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°08′50″ N 7°21′11″ E

Map showing the location of Crête d'Essertse Crête d'Essertse
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,675 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hérémence
5.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport86 km
GVA Geneva International Airport97 km

About Crête d'Essertse

Crête d'Essertse is a mountain. Location: Hérémence, Hérens District. Elevation: 2,675 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Greppon Blanc and Mont Loéré.

Climate of Crête d'Essertse

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Crête d'Essertse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°6°10°11°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°3°4°1°-3°-7°-10°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Crête d'Essertse

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 86 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 69 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 97 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 100 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 89 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 158 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 159 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Crête d'Essertse

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 4,742 natural sites, 588 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km729 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmW
  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 12 kmN

25–60 km2,258 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 49 kmNW
  • Schwarzsee Lake 58 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 48 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 49 kmE

60–100 km2,471 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 92 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 69 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 65 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hérémence Village, Hérémence
    5.4 km NE
  • Nendaz Municipality, Conthey District
    5.7 km NW
  • Basse-Nendaz Town, Nendaz
    5.7 km NW
  • Mâche Village, Hérémence
    3.2 km E
  • Couta Village, Hérémence
    3.3 km SE
  • Vex Municipality, Hérens District
    6.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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