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Lac Vert

1,065 m3,494 ft

Max depth: 9 m
Tonight: -1°CHeavy snow · Wind 6 km/h SW

Lac Vert is a lake at 1,065 m above sea level in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

All facts

Surface elevation: 1,065 m

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Lac Vert 3D map

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Surface

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Lac Vert terrain and contours

100 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.

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Lac Vert elevation profile

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Weather

Lac Vert weather

Tonight · Heavy snow · -1°C (30°F) · 5.0 mm · Wind 6 km/h SW

Lac Vert forecast for about 1,065 m.

Tonight-1°5.0 mm6 km/h SW
Today-1°3°14.2 mm8 km/h SE
Sun-3°10°15.6 mm10 km/h W
Mon0°13°–4 km/h SE
Tue7°17°–2 km/h SE
Wed5°12°–2 km/h N
Thu4°13°–2 km/h NW
Fri3°13°–2 km/h SE
Sat3°11°2.0 mm3 km/h SE
Sun2°7°4.4 mm3 km/h W

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 Vert

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

Nearest parking
Parking Au Lac Vert
0.1 km S · +2 more within 0.7 km
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Nearest campsite
Aire naturelle de camping de Passy Plaine-Joux
0.8 km W · +2 more within 5.9 km
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Nearest hut
Refuge Le Châtelet d'Ayères
0.8 km E · +2 more within 4.2 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire de stationnement Camping Car Plaine Joux
1.1 km W · +1 more within 7.6 km
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All mapped places 11

Place	Distance
Parking Au Lac VertParking	0.1 km S
Parking	0.7 km S
Parking	0.7 km E
Aire naturelle de camping de Passy Plaine-JouxCampsite	0.8 km W
Refuge Le Châtelet d'AyèresHut	0.8 km E
Aire de stationnement Camping Car Plaine JouxCaravan site	1.1 km W
Camping de la Plaine Saint JeanCampsite	2.7 km SSE
Refuge de PlatéHut	3.3 km WNW
Le vieux ChéppyHut	4.2 km ESE
Campsite	5.9 km NE
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains - Aire Camping CarCaravan site	7.6 km SSW

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°

31.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

48.6%

Steep, 30–45°

17.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.2%

Steeper than 30°: 19.7% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 1,636 m low point 603 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 81.2%Grassland 13.6%Built-up 4.0%Bare rock / sparse 0.6%

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

Where it sits

Where Lac Vert sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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JPGLac Vert satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

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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 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
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 · Wikipedia

Lac Vert

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