- Elevation
- 4,331 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport91 km
- LUG Lugano Airport93 km
About Grand Gendarme
Grand Gendarme is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 4,331 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Weisshorn and Bishorn.
Photos of Grand Gendarme
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Zinalrothorn Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Weisshorn Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Bishorn Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Brunegghorn ErinoVet · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Grand Gendarme
This month · November
A cold month
Day -13° · Night -18° · Rain 67 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day -1°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -22°)
- 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) | -17° | -17° | -16° | -14° | -9° | -5° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Average low (°C) | -22° | -22° | -21° | -20° | -15° | -12° | -8° | -7° | -10° | -14° | -18° | -21° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 57 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 64 | 67 | 58 |
How to get to Grand Gendarme
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 91 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 95 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 91 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 95 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 96 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 121 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 154 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 162 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grand Gendarme
Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 5,472 natural sites, 656 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km717 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 21 kmE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 16 kmNE
- Illsee Lake 18 kmN
- Unterer Märetschisee Lake 17 kmN
25–60 km2,367 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 44 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 48 kmW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 43 kmNW
- Daubensee Lake 35 kmN
60–100 km3,152 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 64 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 64 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 61 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Randa Municipality, Visp District5.3 km E
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Randa Village, Randa5.5 km E
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Täsch Village, Täsch6.7 km SE
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St. Niklaus Municipality, Visp District8.8 km NE
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Turtmann-Unterems Municipality, Leuk District9.2 km N
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Täsch Municipality, Visp District9.7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Weisshorn Mountain, Anniviers0.7 km SE
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Bishorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1.2 km N
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Glacier du Weisshorn Natural site, Anniviers1 km W
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Glacier du Weisshorn Natural site, Anniviers1.5 km SW
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Glacier du Weisshorn Natural site, Anniviers1.5 km W
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Bisgletscher Natural site, Randa1.6 km E
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Tête de Milon Mountain, Oberems2 km NW
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Brunegghorn Mountain, Randa3.4 km NE
More nature in Switzerland
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Zinalrothorn Mountain, Anniviers5 km S
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Ober Gabelhorn Mountain, Anniviers8.3 km SW -
Pointe d'Arpitetta Mountain, Anniviers3.5 km W
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Pointe Sud de Moming Mountain, Anniviers4 km S
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Glacier de Moming Natural site, Anniviers3.9 km SW
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Diablon des Dames Mountain, Anniviers4.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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