Grande Pente, Evionnaz — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Grande Pente

Grande Pente is a natural site. Location: Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Tour Sallière and Mont Ruan.

Photos of Grande Pente

Tour Sallière Champer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mont Ruan Svp59 · Public domain
Pointe des Cavales Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Oeil de Boeuf Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pointe de la Finive Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Grande Pente

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: August (day 11°)
Coldest month: January (night -12°)
Wettest month: December (174 mm)
Driest month: September (110 mm)

-6° -12°

-4° -10°

-2° -8°

3° -4°

7° 0°

11° 2°

11° 3°

8° 1°

3° -3°

-2° -7°

-5° -10°

Jan

160

Feb

160

Mar

143

Apr

138

May

140

Jun

129

Jul

111

Aug

116

Sep

110

Oct

145

Nov

172

Dec

174

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 Grande Pente
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-4°	-2°	3°	7°	11°	11°	8°	3°	-2°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-10°	-8°	-4°	0°	2°	3°	1°	-3°	-7°	-10°
Precipitation (mm)	160	160	143	138	140	129	111	116	110	145	172	174

How to get to Grande Pente

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 48 km to the northwest.

Airports

Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 63 kmwest
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 67 kmwest
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 48 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 60 kmwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnortheast
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 141 kmsouthwest
Besançon Population: 128.4K 141 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Grande Pente

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 3,865 natural sites, 509 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km592 places

Lac de Fully Lake 15 kmE
Lac d'Émosson Lake 5 kmS
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 15 kmE
Lac d'Orny Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,555 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 34 kmN
Lake Leman Lake 48 kmNW
Lac de Derborence Lake 29 kmNE
Arnensee Lake 37 kmNE

60–100 km2,373 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmNE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 92 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 88 kmNE
Ile d'Ogoz Island 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Salvan Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
4.6 km SE
Champéry Municipality, Monthey District
5.8 km NW
Champéry Village, Champéry
5.6 km NW
Val-d'Illiez Municipality, Monthey District
7.8 km N
Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
7.4 km S
Finhaut Village, Finhaut
7.6 km SE

Grande Pente

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tour Sallière Mountain, Salvan
1.3 km SE
Mont Ruan Mountain, Upper Savoy
1.3 km SW
Glacier du Mont Ruan Natural site, Evionnaz
0.7 km S
L'Eglise Mountain, Evionnaz
0.8 km E
Le Dôme Mountain, Evionnaz
0.9 km E
Glacier Noir Natural site, Evionnaz
1.3 km E
Glaciers de la Tour Sallière Natural site, Salvan
1.6 km SE
Glacier des Fonds Natural site, Salvan
1.6 km S