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Mountain

Pointe de Recon

Located in Vionnaz, Monthey District Coordinates: 46°18′00″ N 6°50′04″ E

Map showing the location of Pointe de Recon Pointe de Recon
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,962 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Vouvry
4.2 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport56 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport70 km

About Pointe de Recon

Pointe de Recon is a mountain. Location: Vionnaz, Monthey District. Elevation: 1,962 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Haut Sex and Lac de Recon.

Climate of Pointe de Recon

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
Climate of Pointe de Recon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°4°9°12°15°15°11°6°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-7°-5°0°3°5°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)112116969710812410610697111123126

How to get to Pointe de Recon

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 56 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 29 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 56 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 70 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 29 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 54 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 123 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 151 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Pointe de Recon

Within 100 km: 149 historic and cultural sites, 3,703 natural sites, 504 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km431 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 16 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmSE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 24 kmS
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,585 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 49 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 53 kmNE
  • Lac de Joux Lake 56 kmNW
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 45 kmNE

60–100 km2,340 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 86 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Vouvry Municipality, Monthey District
    4.2 km N
  • La Chapelle-d'Abondance Village, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
    3.7 km W
  • Châtel Village, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
    3.8 km S
  • Vionnaz Village, Vionnaz
    5.2 km E
  • Châtel Village, Châtel
    3.9 km S
  • Tanay Village, Vouvry
    5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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