L'Epaule, Salvan — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About L'Epaule

L'Epaule is a mountain. Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 3,011 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Tour Sallière and Glaciers de la Tour Sallière.

Climate of L'Epaule

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: August (day 8°)
Coldest month: January (night -15°)
Wettest month: December (174 mm)
Driest month: September (110 mm)

-9° -15°

-7° -13°

-5° -11°

0° -6°

4° -3°

8° -1°

8° 1°

5° -2°

0° -6°

-5° -10°

-7° -13°

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 L'Epaule
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-9°	-9°	-7°	-5°	0°	4°	8°	8°	5°	0°	-5°	-7°
Average low (°C)	-15°	-15°	-13°	-11°	-6°	-3°	-1°	1°	-2°	-6°	-10°	-13°
Precipitation (mm)	160	160	143	138	140	129	111	116	110	145	172	174

How to get to L'Epaule

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 65 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 65 kmwest
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmwest
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 98 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnortheast
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 142 kmsouthwest
Besançon Population: 128.4K 143 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from L'Epaule

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 3,897 natural sites, 507 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km594 places

Lac de Fully Lake 14 kmNE
Lac d'Émosson Lake 5 kmS
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 14 kmNE
Lac d'Orny Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km1,574 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 35 kmN
Lake Leman Lake 50 kmNW
Lac de Derborence Lake 28 kmNE
Arnensee Lake 37 kmNE

60–100 km2,378 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmNE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 92 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmNE
Ile d'Ogoz Island 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Evionnaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
3 km NE
Salvan Village, Salvan
7 km E
Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
6.1 km S
Finhaut Village, Finhaut
5.8 km SE
Barberine Village, Salvan
4.1 km S
Champéry Municipality, Monthey District
7.6 km NW

L'Epaule

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tour Sallière Mountain, Salvan
0.6 km NW
Glaciers de la Tour Sallière Natural site, Salvan
0.3 km W
Pointe d'Aboillon Mountain, Salvan
0.4 km E
Glaciers de la Tour Sallière Natural site, Salvan
0.4 km S
Glaciers de la Tour Sallière Natural site, Salvan
0.5 km W
Glacier Noir Natural site, Evionnaz
0.9 km N
Le Dôme Mountain, Evionnaz
1 km NW
Mont Ruan Mountain, Upper Savoy
2.2 km W