Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Roc de la Vache

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°07′08″ N 7°38′43″ E

Map showing the location of Roc de la Vache Roc de la Vache
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,581 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Barma
1.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport89 km
LUG Lugano Airport99 km

About Roc de la Vache

Roc de la Vache is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 2,581 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Pointe d'Arpitetta and Lac d'Arpitetta.

Climate of Roc de la Vache

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Roc de la Vache
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°7°10°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-11°-10°-8°-3°0°3°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Roc de la Vache

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 89 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (100 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 90 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 89 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 99 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 90 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 93 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 116 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 155 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 160 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Roc de la Vache

Within 100 km: 97 historic and cultural sites, 5,351 natural sites, 648 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km718 places

  • Innersts Seewji Lake 18 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 15 kmN
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 23 kmW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km2,440 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 43 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 26 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 43 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 38 kmNW

60–100 km2,938 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 96 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 64 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 64 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 60 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Barma Village, Anniviers
    1.2 km NW
  • Zinal Village, Anniviers
    2.1 km NW
  • Ayer Village, Anniviers
    7.7 km NW
  • Mottec Village, Anniviers
    4.6 km NW
  • Grimentz Village, Anniviers
    8.7 km NW
  • Turtmann-Unterems Municipality, Leuk District
    9.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: