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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8738,Lat: 45.9249
Elevation	1215 meter above sea level
Local time	18:01:40pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Houches	6.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Servoz	8.2 km	West
3 Vallorcine	12.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Passy	13.1 km	West
5 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	13.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	122 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	244 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	247 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 219 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac d'Emosson (2.9 km² at a height of around 1929 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont Maudit with a height of 4468 meter (at a distance of 8.6 km and direction South).One of the mountains in Mont Blanc massif, part of the mountain range Alps. The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 8.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.8 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 13.3 km (direction East).
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 28%, high mountains: 72%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
STS. 7.V Chaîne du Mont Blanc (Alpes du Mont Blan
SPG.7.V.B. Massif du Mont Blanc
STS. 7.V Chaîne du Mont Blanc (Alpes du Mont Blan
SPG.7.V.B. Massif du Mont Blanc
Agglomération de Chamonix - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.5 km2

33.7%

Nature

21.7 km2

27.6%

Urban area

6.5 km2

8.2%

Rock-Sand

18.2 km2

23.1%

Ice - Glacier

4.5 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in country France

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	60 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	64 km	North
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	93 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Aiguilles Rouges	FR	1.7 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chamonix

Type of weather in Chamonix	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam