Lac des Évettes

#1701 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lac des Évettes is a lake in the Vanoise Massif of the Savoie department of France. The lake formed between 1939 and 1949, after the glacier that covered the area melted. Today the glacier ends almost 1 km from the lake's shore. ()

Alternative names: Area: 7.41 acres (0.0116 mi²)Elevation: 8327 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 45°21'17"N, 7°6'56"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Lac des Évettes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Col de l'Iseran, Grande Aiguille Rousse, Bessanèse, Albaron.

6 miNW
Mountain pass
Col de l'Iseran, Val-d'Isère
152 min walk • Col de l'Iseran is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps. A part of the Graian Alps, it is in the department of Savoie, near the border with Italy, and is crossed by the D902 roadway.
5.4 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Grande Aiguille Rousse, Vanoise National Park
138 min walk • The Grande Aiguille Rousse is a mountain peak of the Graian Alps in Savoie, France, situated between the Maurienne and Tarentaise valleys near the Italian border.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bessanèse
94 min walk • Bessanèse, is a mountain of the Graian Alps on the France and Italy border.
1.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Albaron
41 min walk • Albaron is a mountain of the Graian Alps in Savoie, France. It is a popular mountain to climb due to its relative ease and elegant summit, which appears as a sharp pyramid, especially from the southeast or north.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Charbonnel
147 min walk • Pointe de Charbonnel is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Graian Alps range. It has an elevation of 3,752 metres above sea level.
4.3 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge d'Avérole
109 min walk • Refuge d'Avérole is a refuge in the Alps.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe de Tierce
152 min walk • Pointe de Tierce is a mountain in Savoie, France which lies in the Graian Alps range. It has an elevation of 2,973 metres above sea level.
3.6 miW
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Bonneval-sur-Arc
92 min walk • The church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption of Bonneval-sur-Arc is a catholic church located in France in the commune of Bonneval-sur-Arc, in the department of Savoie.
1 miNW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Refuge des Évettes
27 min walk • Refuge des Évettes is a refuge in the Alps.
3.5 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Bonneval-sur-Arc
91 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pointe des Buffettes, Vanoise National Park
136 min walk • Pointe des Buffettes is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,233 metres above sea level.