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Mountain

Tête du Géant

Located in Monthey, Monthey District Coordinates: 46°13′14″ N 6°49′02″ E

Map showing the location of Tête du Géant Tête du Géant
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,232 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Morgins
3.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport55 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport64 km

About Tête du Géant

Tête du Géant is a mountain. Location: Monthey, Monthey District. Elevation: 2,232 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Le Va and Bécor.

Climate of Tête du Géant

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Tête du Géant
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°7°10°13°14°10°5°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-6°-2°1°3°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)138141114114121128111111105126147155

How to get to Tête du Géant

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 55 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 64 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 52 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 144 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Tête du Géant

Within 100 km: 149 historic and cultural sites, 3,673 natural sites, 499 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km482 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 25 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 22 kmE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 17 kmSE
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 22 kmE

25–60 km1,498 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 57 kmN
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 53 kmNE
  • Lake Leman Lake 36 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 32 kmE

60–100 km2,341 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 96 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 92 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Morgins Village, Troistorrents
    3.4 km NE
  • Troistorrents Municipality, Monthey District
    5.4 km E
  • Val-d'Illiez Municipality, Monthey District
    6 km E
  • Châtel Village, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
    5.4 km N
  • Châtel Village, Châtel
    5.3 km N
  • Champéry Village, Champéry
    6.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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