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Mountain

Crêta Besse

Located in Arbaz, Sion District Coordinates: 46°18′25″ N 7°21′16″ E

Map showing the location of Crêta Besse Crêta Besse
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,702 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Savièse
3.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport68 km
GVA Geneva International Airport96 km

About Crêta Besse

Crêta Besse is a mountain. Location: Arbaz, Sion District. Elevation: 2,702 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Pointe des Tsarmettes and Pra Roua.

Climate of Crêta Besse

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -11° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
September (70 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 Crêta Besse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°0°5°8°11°11°7°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-9°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)9399787484918083709199104

How to get to Crêta Besse

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 68 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 60 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 68 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 106 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 94 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 140 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Crêta Besse

Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 5,105 natural sites, 628 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km625 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 25 kmSW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 11 kmW
  • Daubensee Lake 24 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km2,614 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 50 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 39 kmW

60–100 km2,626 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 65 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 73 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Savièse Municipality, Sion District
    3.3 km W
  • Arbaz Village, Arbaz
    4 km SE
  • Mayens d'Arbaz Village, Arbaz
    1.6 km E
  • Ayent Municipality, Hérens District
    4.9 km NE
  • Visse Village, Savièse
    1.5 km W
  • Ayent Village, Ayent
    5.1 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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