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Pointe de la Plaine Mort

Located in Crans-Montana, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°22′14″ N 7°29′13″ E

Pointe de la Plaine Mort
Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
2,927 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crans-Montana
6.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport60 km
GVA Geneva International Airport107 km

About Pointe de la Plaine Mort

Pointe de la Plaine Mort is a mountain. Location: Crans-Montana, Sierre District. Elevation: 2,927 m.

From Wikipedia

The Pointe de la Plaine Morte (2,927 metres (9,603 ft)) is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It overlooks the large and flat glacier named Plaine Morte Glacier, from the south-west side. The Pointe de la Plaine Morte is part of the Crans-Montana ski area and can be easily accessed by a cable car via Les Violettes. The upper terminus is located east of the summit at a height of 2,882 metres (9,455 ft).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Pointe de la Plaine Mort

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
December (128 mm)
Driest month
September (85 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 Pointe de la Plaine Mort
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°2°5°8°9°5°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-10°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)117120103102107107959885108123128

How to get to Pointe de la Plaine Mort

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (107 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 64 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 60 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 107 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 68 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 105 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 137 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pointe de la Plaine Mort

Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 5,643 natural sites, 710 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km656 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 23 kmNE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmSW
  • Daubensee Lake 11 kmNE
  • Blausee Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km2,862 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 43 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 43 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 38 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 53 kmNE

60–100 km2,973 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 67 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 60 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 81 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crans-Montana Town, Crans-Montana
    6.4 km S
  • Montana Village, Crans-Montana
    6.4 km S
  • Randogne Village, Crans-Montana
    6.9 km S
  • Lenk Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District
    6.5 km N
  • Ayent Municipality, Hérens District
    7.6 km SW
  • Noble-Contrée Municipality, Sierre District
    7.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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