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Mountain

Dent des Rosses

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°04′05″ N 7°35′25″ E

Map showing the location of Dent des Rosses Dent des Rosses
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,612 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evolène
6.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport94 km
TRN Turin Airport96 km

About Dent des Rosses

Dent des Rosses is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 3,612 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Pointes du Mourti and Glacier des Rosses.

Climate of Dent des Rosses

This month · November

A cold month

Day -8° · Night -13° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 4°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
July (63 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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Climate of Dent des Rosses
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°0°3°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-17°-15°-10°-7°-3°-2°-5°-8°-13°-16°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Dent des Rosses

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 94 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 89 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorth
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 101 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 113 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 162 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 166 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Dent des Rosses

Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 5,063 natural sites, 613 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km715 places

  • Illsee Lake 21 kmN
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 22 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 20 kmNW
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km2,252 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 49 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 29 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 40 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmNW

60–100 km2,800 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 67 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Evolène Municipality, Hérens District
    6.6 km W
  • Prafleuri Village, Evolène
    4.4 km W
  • Evolène Village, Evolène
    9.1 km NW
  • La Forclaz Village, Evolène
    5.8 km W
  • Barma Village, Anniviers
    7.2 km NE
  • Zinal Village, Anniviers
    7.9 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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