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Mountain

La Tourtse

Located in Dorénaz, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°09′46″ N 7°04′45″ E

Map showing the location of La Tourtse La Tourtse
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,256 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fully
2.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport75 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport80 km

About La Tourtse

La Tourtse is a mountain. Location: Dorénaz, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 2,256 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Mont Bron and Château Tour.

Climate of La Tourtse

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
December (124 mm)
Driest month
September (84 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 La Tourtse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°2°7°11°14°14°10°5°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-6°-2°1°4°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

How to get to La Tourtse

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 52 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 75 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 80 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 72 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 92 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 153 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from La Tourtse

Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 4,239 natural sites, 527 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km728 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 2 kmNE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 17 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 2 kmNE

25–60 km1,773 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 34 kmNW
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 60 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 58 kmN
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km2,405 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 81 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 81 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fully Municipality, Martigny District
    2.6 km E
  • Collonges Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    2.7 km NW
  • Dorénaz Village, Dorénaz
    3.2 km SW
  • La Méreune Village, Dorénaz
    1.2 km W
  • Fully Town, Fully
    3.8 km SE
  • Vernayaz Village, Vernayaz
    4.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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