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Mountain

Fontanabran

Located in Salvan, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°05′59″ N 6°56′20″ E

Map showing the location of Fontanabran Fontanabran
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,703 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Finhaut
3.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport66 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport68 km

About Fontanabran

Fontanabran is a mountain. Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 2,703 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Lac de Fontanabran and Rochers Rouges.

Climate of Fontanabran

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
December (174 mm)
Driest month
September (110 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 Fontanabran
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°2°6°10°10°7°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)160160143138140129111116110145172174

How to get to Fontanabran

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 66 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 66 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 62 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    3.4 km S
  • Barberine Village, Salvan
    1.9 km SW
  • Finhaut Village, Finhaut
    3.5 km SE
  • Evionnaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    5.4 km N
  • Salvan Village, Salvan
    6.7 km E
  • Le Trétien Village, Salvan
    4.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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