Tête des Rosses
Located in Salvan, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°06′07″ N 6°53′25″ E
- Elevation
- 2,934 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport62 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport64 km
About Tête des Rosses
Tête des Rosses is a mountain. Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 2,934 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Glacier des Rosses and Pointe des Rosses.
Photos of Tête des Rosses
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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 -
Pointe du Genevrier Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Tête des Rosses
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- 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) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 160 | 143 | 138 | 140 | 129 | 111 | 116 | 110 | 145 | 172 | 174 |
How to get to Tête des Rosses
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 50 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 62 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 64 kmwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 94 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 50 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 59 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmnortheast
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 138 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 144 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tête des Rosses
Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 3,804 natural sites, 498 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km555 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 18 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 2 kmSE
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 18 kmNE
- Lac d'Orny Lake 18 kmSE
25–60 km1,515 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 38 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 49 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 32 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 41 kmNE
60–100 km2,372 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 91 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 68 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glacier des Rosses Natural site, Salvan0.3 km SE
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Pointe des Rosses Mountain, Salvan0.6 km SW
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Tour de Prazon Mountain, Valais0.8 km NE
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Pic de Tenneverge Mountain, Switzerland1.3 km SW
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Mont Ruan Mountain, Upper Savoy2.7 km N
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Vers l'Homme Mountain, Salvan1.7 km S
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Les Taureaux Mountain, Salvan1.9 km S
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Pointe de la Finive Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes3.1 km S
More nature in Switzerland
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Tour Sallière Mountain, Salvan3.8 km NE -
Tête des Chaux Derrière Mountain, Salvan2.3 km NE
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Tête des Pelottes Mountain, Salvan2.4 km SE
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Glacier des Fonds Natural site, Salvan2.4 km NE
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Tête des Ottans Mountain, Salvan3 km SE
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Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan2.5 km S
Sources & licences
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