Col du Jorat, Salvan — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Col du Jorat

Col du Jorat is a mountain. Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 2,323 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Dent du Salantin and Tête des Seneires.

Photos of Col du Jorat

Tour Sallière Champer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mont Ruan Svp59 · Public domain
Gorges du Trient André Corboz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Col du Jorat

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: August (day 13°)
Coldest month: January (night -10°)
Wettest month: December (174 mm)
Driest month: September (110 mm)

-4° -10°

-3° -9°

0° -7°

5° -2°

9° 1°

12° 4°

13° 5°

9° 2°

5° -1°

0° -6°

-3° -8°

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 Col du Jorat
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-4°	-4°	-3°	0°	5°	9°	12°	13°	9°	5°	0°	-3°
Average low (°C)	-10°	-10°	-9°	-7°	-2°	1°	4°	5°	2°	-1°	-6°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	160	160	143	138	140	129	111	116	110	145	172	174

How to get to Col du Jorat

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 69 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 69 kmwest
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 73 kmwest
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 65 kmwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 95 kmnorth
Besançon Population: 128.4K 143 kmnorthwest
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 147 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Col du Jorat

Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 4,029 natural sites, 516 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km645 places

Lac de Fully Lake 9 kmE
Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmNE
Lac d'Émosson Lake 9 kmSW
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km1,669 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 33 kmN
Lac de la Gruyère Lake 57 kmN
Lake Leman Lake 51 kmNW
Daubensee Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km2,375 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 97 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmNE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 86 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Evionnaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
3.2 km W
Vernayaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
3.5 km SE
Vernayaz Village, Vernayaz
4.1 km E
Salvan Village, Salvan
4.2 km SE
Mex Village, Evionnaz
4 km N
Dorénaz Village, Dorénaz
4.1 km E

Col du Jorat

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dent du Salantin Mountain, Salvan
0.5 km E
Tête des Seneires Mountain, Salvan
1.5 km E
Le Tsarvo Mountain, Salvan
2.3 km S
Pointe du Djoua Mountain, Salvan
2.4 km S
Rochers de Gagnerie Mountain, Evionnaz
2.4 km NW
Sex des Granges Mountain, Salvan
2.4 km SE
La Vierge Mountain, Evionnaz
2.5 km W
Petits Perrons Mountain, Evionnaz
2.7 km S