Lac de Gers, Samoëns

Name: Lac de Gers
Address: Samoëns, France

#2 among attractions in Samoëns

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Lac de Gers is a lake above Samoëns in Haute-Savoie, France. The lake's water level varies seasonally up by 2 m. Its maximum surface area is 6.5 ha. ()

Alternative names: Area: 53.37 acres (0.0834 mi²)Elevation: 5043 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 46°1'37"N, 6°43'46"E

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Lac de Gers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lac Vert, Tête du Colonney, Lac de Pormenaz, Jaÿsinia.

5.5 miS
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Lac Vert, Passy
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4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tête du Colonney, Flaine
109 min walk • Tête du Colonney is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France. Standing above the Plateau d'Assy, the mountain provides unobscured views of Mont Blanc to the southeast from its summit. It can be reached by cable car in the winter from Flaine.
5.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Pormenaz, Passy National Nature Reserve
139 min walk • Lac de Pormenaz is an alpine lake in the Passy National Nature Preserve of the Haute-Savoie department of France. Its surface area of 4.4 ha is at an elevation of 1945 m. The lake can be reached by foot from the village of Plaine Joux above Servoz.
4 miN
Garden, Park, Botanical garden
Jaÿsinia, Samoëns
103 min walk • Jaÿsinia is a botanical garden specializing in alpine flowers, located in Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. It is open daily except when there is snow on the ground; admission is free.
4.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Lac d'Anterne, Passy
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3.3 miSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge Alfred Wills
86 min walk • Refuge Alfred Wills is a mountain hut in the French Alps in Haute-Savoie. The current shelter, bearing the same name, was built in 1981. At 1,808 metres in altitude, it is the site of the former pasture Anterne more commonly called "Cottages Anterne". It is surrounded by five private cottages.
4.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe d'Anterne, Passy National Nature Reserve
107 min walk • Pointe d'Anterne is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Chablais Alps. It has an altitude of 2733 metres above sea level.
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Flaine, Flaine
83 min walk • Lac de Flaine is a lake at Flaine in Haute-Savoie, France. Its surface and depth vary seasonly. Maximum depth can reach 10.5 m in May and only 0.75 m in winter, while the surface area varies from 12 ha to 1.5 ha.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gouffre Jean-Bernard
146 min walk • Gouffre Jean-Bernard or Réseau Jean Bernard, sometimes known simply as Jean Bernard, is one of the deepest caves known in the world. It is in the Alps in Samoëns, France. The first entrance to the cave was found by the French caving group Groupe Vulcain in 1963.
4.3 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge de Platé
109 min walk • Refuge de Platé is a refuge located on the "Tour des Fiz", in Haute Savoie, facing Mont Blanc in the Alps.
3.9 miN
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Samoëns
100 min walk • The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Samoëns is a former collegiate church, located in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the commune of Samoëns, France. It is one of the ancient collegiate churches of the Diocese of Geneva.