Tête des Pelottes
Located in Salvan, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°04′57″ N 6°54′16″ E
- Elevation
- 1,997 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport64 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport65 km
About Tête des Pelottes
Tête des Pelottes is a mountain. Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 1,997 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de la Finive and Glacier de la Fenive.
Photos of Tête des Pelottes
Climate of Tête des Pelottes
This month · November
A wet month
Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -4° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 160 | 143 | 138 | 140 | 129 | 111 | 116 | 110 | 145 | 172 | 174 |
How to get to Tête des Pelottes
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 53 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 64 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 65 kmwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 94 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 53 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 60 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnortheast
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 137 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 146 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tête des Pelottes
Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 3,822 natural sites, 495 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km570 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 18 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 1 kmNE
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 18 kmNE
- Lac d'Orny Lake 15 kmSE
25–60 km1,506 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 40 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 52 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 42 kmNE
60–100 km2,380 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 92 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District2.6 km SE
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Barberine Village, Salvan1.4 km NE
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Emosson Village, Finhaut2 km SE
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Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville5.8 km S
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Finhaut Village, Finhaut5.7 km E
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Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine5.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pointe de la Finive Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.4 km SW -
Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan0.6 km SW
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Oeil de Boeuf Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.4 km S -
Vers l'Homme Mountain, Salvan0.8 km NW
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Les Taureaux Mountain, Salvan1 km W
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Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan1.1 km SW
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Lac d'Émosson Lake, Valais0.6 km NE
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Tête des Ottans Mountain, Salvan1.4 km E
Sources & licences
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