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Mountain

Pointe du Grand Cor

Located in Collonges, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°11′40″ N 7°04′39″ E

Map showing the location of Pointe du Grand Cor Pointe du Grand Cor
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,836 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lavey-Morcles
3.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport75 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport81 km

About Pointe du Grand Cor

Pointe du Grand Cor is a mountain. Location: Collonges, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 2,836 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de la Grand Vire and Dent de Morcles.

Climate of Pointe du Grand Cor

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
December (140 mm)
Driest month
September (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).

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Climate of Pointe du Grand Cor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-5°-2°3°6°10°10°6°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°0°1°-2°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)12613110910711411910410696119136140

How to get to Pointe du Grand Cor

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 75 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 81 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 72 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 88 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 155 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Pointe du Grand Cor

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 4,273 natural sites, 536 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km709 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 2 kmSE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 14 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 18 kmSW
  • Arnensee Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,797 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 31 kmNW
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 56 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 55 kmN
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km2,444 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 90 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lavey-Morcles Municipality, Aigle District
    3.4 km NW
  • Fully Municipality, Martigny District
    4.9 km SE
  • Saint-Maurice Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    5.2 km W
  • Dorénaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    4.9 km S
  • Evionnaz Village, Trient
    4.5 km W
  • Leytron Municipality, Martigny District
    6.1 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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