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Mountain

Croix de l'Hiver

Located in Monthey, Monthey District Coordinates: 46°11′34″ N 6°49′24″ E

Map showing the location of Croix de l'Hiver Croix de l'Hiver
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,155 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Champéry
4.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport55 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport63 km

About Croix de l'Hiver

Croix de l'Hiver is a mountain. Location: Monthey, Monthey District. Elevation: 2,155 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Collines des Crosets and Pointe des Mossettes.

Climate of Croix de l'Hiver

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
December (155 mm)
Driest month
September (105 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 Croix de l'Hiver
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°-1°2°7°11°14°14°10°6°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-2°2°4°4°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)138141114114121128111111105126147155

How to get to Croix de l'Hiver

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 39 km to the north.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 55 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 63 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 39 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 52 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 142 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Croix de l'Hiver

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 3,692 natural sites, 505 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km514 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 21 kmE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 14 kmSE
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 21 kmE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,463 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 28 kmN
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 56 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 39 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 32 kmE

60–100 km2,370 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmNE

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