- Elevation
- 2,596 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport63 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport64 km
About Les Taureaux
Les Taureaux is a mountain. Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 2,596 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Vers l'Homme and Pointe de la Finive.
Photos of Les Taureaux
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Tour Sallière Champer · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Pointe Rousse Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0 -
Le Grand-Perron Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Mont Ruan Svp59 · Public domain -
Mont Buet Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0
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Climate of Les Taureaux
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 160 | 143 | 138 | 140 | 129 | 111 | 116 | 110 | 145 | 172 | 174 |
How to get to Les Taureaux
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 52 km to the north.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 63 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 64 kmwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 93 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 52 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 59 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnortheast
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 146 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Les Taureaux
Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 3,798 natural sites, 496 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km558 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 1 kmE
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
- Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,501 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 39 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 51 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 42 kmNE
60–100 km2,375 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District3.5 km SE
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Barberine Village, Salvan2.2 km E
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Emosson Village, Finhaut2.8 km SE
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Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville6.5 km SE
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Finhaut Village, Finhaut6.6 km E
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Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine6.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vers l'Homme Mountain, Salvan0.4 km NE
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Pointe de la Finive Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.3 km S -
Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan0.7 km SE
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Tête des Pelottes Mountain, Salvan1 km E
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Oeil de Boeuf Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.7 km S -
Pointe des Cavales Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.8 km SW -
Pic de Tenneverge Mountain, Switzerland1.4 km NW
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Pointe des Rosses Mountain, Salvan1.4 km N
More nature in Switzerland
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Tour Sallière Mountain, Salvan5.3 km NE -
Tête des Rosses Mountain, Salvan1.9 km N
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Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan1.3 km S
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Glacier des Rosses Natural site, Salvan1.7 km N
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Tête des Ottans Mountain, Salvan2.3 km E
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Tête des Chaux Derrière Mountain, Salvan3.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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