La Forteresse
Located in Val-d'Illiez, Monthey District Coordinates: 46°10′16″ N 6°56′20″ E
- Elevation
- 3,164 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport64 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport70 km
About La Forteresse
La Forteresse is a mountain. Location: Val-d'Illiez, Monthey District. Elevation: 3,164 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include La Cathédrale and Plan Névé.
Photos of La Forteresse
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Tour Sallière Champer · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Ruan Svp59 · Public domain
Climate of La Forteresse
This month · November
A wet month
Day -8° · Night -14° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -18°)
- 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) | -11° | -10° | -7° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 7° | 4° | -2° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -18° | -17° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -5° | -3° | -3° | -6° | -9° | -14° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 116 | 96 | 97 | 108 | 124 | 106 | 106 | 97 | 111 | 123 | 126 |
How to get to La Forteresse
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 45 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 64 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 70 kmwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 45 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 95 kmnortheast
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 139 kmnorthwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 146 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from La Forteresse
Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 3,937 natural sites, 511 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km619 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 12 kmE
- Lac de Derborence Lake 25 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 10 kmS
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 12 kmE
25–60 km1,593 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 30 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 60 kmN
- Lac de la Gruyère Lake 56 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 47 kmNW
60–100 km2,379 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 88 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 84 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Evionnaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District2.6 km S
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Saint-Maurice Municipality, Saint-Maurice District6.3 km NE
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Champéry Village, Champéry5.4 km W
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Mex Village, Evionnaz5 km E
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Vérossaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District6 km NE
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Troistorrents Village, Troistorrents6.7 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
La Cathédrale Mountain, Evionnaz0.3 km SW
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Plan Névé Natural site, Evionnaz0.5 km S
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L'Eperon Mountain, Evionnaz0.6 km SW
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Glacier de Chalin Natural site, Val-d'Illiez0.6 km N
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Cime de l'Est Mountain, Vérossaz0.7 km E
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Dents du Midi Mountain, Evionnaz0.8 km SW
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Glacier de Soi Natural site, Val-d'Illiez0.8 km W
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Dent Jaune Mountain, Val-d'Illiez0.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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