- Elevation
- 3,679 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport95 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport95 km
About Arête du Blanc
Arête du Blanc is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 3,679 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Zinalrothorn and Dôme.
Climate of Arête du Blanc
This month · November
A cold month
Day -8° · Night -14° · Rain 67 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 3°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -18°)
- Wettest month
- November (67 mm)
- Driest month
- July (52 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) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -8° | -11° |
| Average low (°C) | -18° | -18° | -17° | -15° | -11° | -7° | -4° | -3° | -6° | -9° | -14° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 57 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 64 | 67 | 58 |
How to get to Arête du Blanc
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 95 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 94 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnorth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsoutheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 96 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 94 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 119 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 159 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 166 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Arête du Blanc
Within 100 km: 100 historic and cultural sites, 5,273 natural sites, 643 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km696 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 22 kmE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 21 kmNE
- Illsee Lake 21 kmN
- Unterer Märetschisee Lake 21 kmN
25–60 km2,273 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 48 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 47 kmW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 42 kmNW
- Daubensee Lake 38 kmN
60–100 km3,047 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 68 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Zinalrothorn Mountain, Anniviers1.2 km SE -
Dôme Mountain, Anniviers0.8 km W
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L'Epaule Mountain, Anniviers0.9 km E
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Glacier du Mountet Natural site, Anniviers0.8 km S
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Blanc de Moming Mountain, Anniviers1 km NW
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Pointe du Mountet Mountain, Anniviers1.3 km SE
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Glacier du Besso Natural site, Anniviers1.3 km W
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Glacier de Moming Natural site, Anniviers1.3 km N
More nature in Switzerland
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Ober Gabelhorn Mountain, Anniviers3.5 km S -
Weisshorn Mountain, Anniviers4.7 km NE -
Le Mammouth Mountain, Anniviers1.4 km W
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Pointe Sud de Moming Mountain, Anniviers1.5 km E
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Besso Mountain, Anniviers1.6 km NW
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Trifthorn Mountain, Anniviers2 km S
Sources & licences
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