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Lac de Montriond

1,059 m3,474 ft
Area
0.28 km²
Max depth
19 m
Tonight
1°CSleet · Wind 17 km/h SW

Lac de Montriond is a lake at 1,059 m above sea level in Canton of Le Biot, France, 0.28 km² in area and 1.2 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
1,059 m
Length
1.2 km
Shoreline
2.9 km
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Lake

Lac de Montriond in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

1.2 km longest200 mN ↑
Shoreline
2.9 km≈45 min to walk around
3D map

Lac de Montriond 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lac de Montriond terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lac de Montriond elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lac de Montriond weather

Tonight · Sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 2.4 mm · Wind 17 km/h SW

Lac de Montriond forecast for about 1,059 m.

  • Tonight1°2.4 mm17 km/h SW
  • Today1°3°12.0 mm16 km/h S
  • Sun0°9°18.0 mm26 km/h S
  • Mon3°13°–5 km/h S
  • Tue9°19°–4 km/h W
  • Wed5°13°0.2 mm5 km/h N
  • Thu5°14°–3 km/h E
  • Fri7°14°–4 km/h NW
  • Sat5°12°6.3 mm6 km/h SE
  • Sun3°6°4.7 mm7 km/h S

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lac de Montriond

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lac de Montriond, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.3 km NW

    +2 more within 0.6 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping le Pré

    3.2 km WSW · +2 more within 5.8 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Aire de stationnement Morzine

    3.3 km SW

  • Nearest hut

    Refuge des Tinderets

    3.8 km NNE · +2 more within 6.7 km

All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km NW
Parking0.5 km WNW
Parking0.6 km W
Camping le PréCampsite3.2 km WSW
Aire de stationnement MorzineCaravan site3.3 km SW
Refuge des TinderetsHut3.8 km NNE
Les MarmottesCampsite4.2 km WSW
Refuge de l'AbricotineHut4.7 km ESE
Le SolereyCampsite5.8 km WNW
Refuge de ChéseryHut6.7 km E
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
15.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
42.7%
Steep, 30–45°
33.6%
Cliffs, 45° and over
8.1%
Steeper than 30°
41.7% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
1,206 m low point 939 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 62.7%Grassland 34.9%Water 1.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 119 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • European Toad7
  • White Wagtail5
  • Old World Swallowtail5
  • Rusty-leaved Alpenrose4
  • Nettle-leaved Speedwell4
  • Common Merganser3
Where it sits

Where Lac de Montriond sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Northwestern Alps309Savoy Prealps16Chablais Massif8
Region
France176Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Lac de Montriond downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia