Grande Aiguille
Located in Troistorrents, Monthey District Coordinates: 46°12′32″ N 6°50′47″ E
- Elevation
- 1,943 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport57 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport66 km
About Grande Aiguille
Grande Aiguille is a mountain. Location: Troistorrents, Monthey District. Elevation: 1,943 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille des Champeys and Derrière Pertuis.
Photos of Grande Aiguille
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Morclan Original uploader was JJRoland at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Mont de Grange The original uploader was JJRoland at French Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5
Climate of Grande Aiguille
This month · November
A wet month
Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- December (126 mm)
- Driest month
- March (96 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) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 0° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -9° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -6° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 116 | 96 | 97 | 108 | 124 | 106 | 106 | 97 | 111 | 123 | 126 |
How to get to Grande Aiguille
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 38 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 57 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 66 kmsouthwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 38 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 54 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmnortheast
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 132 kmnorthwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 144 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grande Aiguille
Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 3,728 natural sites, 509 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km524 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 19 kmE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 15 kmS
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 19 kmE
- Lac de la Breye Lake 25 kmSE
25–60 km1,499 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 26 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 58 kmN
- Lac de la Gruyère Lake 54 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 39 kmNW
60–100 km2,361 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Morgins Village, Troistorrents3.4 km N -
Val-d'Illiez Municipality, Monthey District3.5 km E
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Champoussin Village, Val-d'Illiez1.4 km E
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Champéry Village, Champéry4.1 km SE
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Troistorrents Village, Troistorrents5.8 km NE
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Champéry Municipality, Monthey District5.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguille des Champeys Mountain, Val-d'Illiez0.5 km SE
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Derrière Pertuis Mountain, Troistorrents0.8 km NE
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Pointe de l'Au Mountain, Monthey1.1 km S
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Collines des Crosets Mountain, Val-d'Illiez2.4 km SW
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Le Va Mountain, Monthey2.5 km NW
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Croix de l'Hiver Mountain, Monthey2.5 km SW
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Tête du Géant Mountain, Monthey2.6 km NW
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La Foilleuse Mountain, Troistorrents2.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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