Pointe de Fornets
Located in Champéry, Monthey District Coordinates: 46°09′44″ N 6°47′34″ E
- Elevation
- 2,300 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport53 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport60 km
About Pointe de Fornets
Pointe de Fornets is a mountain. Location: Champéry, Monthey District. Elevation: 2,300 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Sur les Luis and Pointe de la Léchère.
Photos of Pointe de Fornets
Climate of Pointe de Fornets
This month · November
A wet month
Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- December (155 mm)
- Driest month
- September (104 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) | -5° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 5° | -1° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -7° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 142 | 117 | 115 | 122 | 124 | 106 | 107 | 104 | 128 | 149 | 155 |
How to get to Pointe de Fornets
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 41 km to the north.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 53 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 60 kmsouthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 92 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 41 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 50 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnortheast
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 135 kmnorthwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 138 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pointe de Fornets
Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 3,600 natural sites, 495 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km502 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 23 kmE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 12 kmSE
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 23 kmE
- Lac de la Breye Lake 24 kmSE
25–60 km1,445 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 32 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 40 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 35 kmE
- Arnensee Lake 41 kmNE
60–100 km2,290 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 64 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Champéry Village, Champéry6.1 km E
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Le Beau Bornon Village, Morzine2 km SW
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Barme Village, Champéry3.4 km SE
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Morzine Village, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains6.8 km W
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Morzine Village, Morzine7 km W
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Village du Festival Neighbourhood, Morzine3.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sur les Luis Mountain, Valais0.5 km N
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Pointe de la Léchère Mountain, Champéry0.6 km S
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Le Vanet Mountain, Champéry0.9 km S
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Les Hautforts Mountain, Morzine1.4 km NW
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La Berthe Mountain, Valais1.6 km S
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La Patenaille Mountain, Champéry2.1 km NE
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Croix d'Increne Mountain, Champéry2.2 km SE
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Pointe de Ripaille Mountain, Champéry2.3 km E
Sources & licences
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