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Mountain

Les Montons

Located in Savièse, Sion District Coordinates: 46°21′12″ N 7°16′46″ E

Map showing the location of Les Montons Les Montons
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,569 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gsteig
4 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport64 km
GVA Geneva International Airport91 km

About Les Montons

Les Montons is a mountain. Location: Savièse, Sion District. Elevation: 2,569 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Gros Monton and Sex des Fours.

Climate of Les Montons

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
December (139 mm)
Driest month
September (89 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 Les Montons
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-4°-1°4°8°11°11°8°3°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-8°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)12412910210211011710310589111128139

How to get to Les Montons

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (91 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 53 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 91 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 103 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 53 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 89 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 138 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Les Montons

Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 4,994 natural sites, 614 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km609 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmSW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 10 kmSW
  • Arnensee Lake 6 kmNW
  • Lauenensee Lake 6 kmNE

25–60 km2,448 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 50 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 32 kmW

60–100 km2,695 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 66 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 74 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 97 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gsteig Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District
    4 km NW
  • Lauenen Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District
    6.7 km NE
  • Reusch Village, Gsteig
    3.2 km NW
  • Gsteig Village, Gsteig
    3.7 km N
  • Conthey Municipality, Conthey District
    9.2 km S
  • Lätzenachere Village, Gsteig
    5.6 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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