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Mountain

Pointe de l'Erse

Located in Val-d'Illiez, Monthey District Coordinates: 46°12′19″ N 6°56′39″ E

Map showing the location of Pointe de l'Erse Pointe de l'Erse
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,031 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Monthey
4.3 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport65 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport72 km

About Pointe de l'Erse

Pointe de l'Erse is a mountain. Location: Val-d'Illiez, Monthey District. Elevation: 2,031 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Dent de Valerette and La Gouille.

Climate of Pointe de l'Erse

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · 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
Climate of Pointe de l'Erse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°3°9°12°15°15°11°6°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-5°-1°2°5°5°2°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)112116969710812410610697111123126

How to get to Pointe de l'Erse

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 65 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 72 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 89 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 62 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 149 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Pointe de l'Erse

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 3,961 natural sites, 520 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km596 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 12 kmE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 14 kmS
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km1,634 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 27 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 56 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 57 kmNE
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km2,397 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 85 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 85 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 81 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Monthey Municipality, Monthey District
    4.3 km N
  • Troistorrents Village, Troistorrents
    3.4 km NW
  • Vérossaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    3.5 km E
  • Massongex Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    4.4 km NE
  • Saint-Maurice Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    5.2 km E
  • Troistorrents Municipality, Monthey District
    5.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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