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Mountain

L'Epaule

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°04′10″ N 7°41′15″ E

Map showing the location of L'Epaule L'Epaule
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
4,016 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
7.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport94 km
BRN Bern Airport95 km

About L'Epaule

L'Epaule is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 4,016 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Zinalrothorn and Pointe Sud de Moming.

Climate of L'Epaule

This month · November

A cold month

Day -11° · Night -16° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 1°)
Coldest month
February (night -20°)
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
Climate of L'Epaule
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-14°-15°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-6°-11°-13°
Average low (°C)-20°-20°-19°-18°-13°-9°-6°-5°-8°-12°-16°-19°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to L'Epaule

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 94 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 95 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 120 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 L'Epaule

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 5,289 natural sites, 644 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km689 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 21 kmE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 21 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 21 kmN
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km2,270 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 48 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 47 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 43 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 39 kmN

60–100 km3,073 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 68 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 65 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    7.3 km SE
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    7 km E
  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    7.7 km NE
  • Zermatt Municipality, Visp District
    10 km SE
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    9.7 km E
  • Randa Village, Randa
    8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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