Glacier de Pierre Minieu
Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 45°09′29″ N 6°47′24″ E
- Elevation
- 2,870 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport68 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport89 km
About Glacier de Pierre Minieu
Glacier de Pierre Minieu is a natural site. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Pierre Menue and Longe Côte.
Photos of Glacier de Pierre Minieu
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Mont Rond Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Rocca d'Ambin Franco56 · Public domain
Climate of Glacier de Pierre Minieu
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 mm)
- Driest month
- July (68 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 123 | 112 | 109 | 113 | 113 | 91 | 68 | 82 | 92 | 128 | 138 | 128 |
How to get to Glacier de Pierre Minieu
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 85 km to the west.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 68 kmeast
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 89 kmnorthwest
- Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 95 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 85 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 126 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 151 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 164 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 165 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de Pierre Minieu
Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 1,709 natural sites, 272 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km137 places
- Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 14 kmNE
- Roc du Véfret Mountain 24 kmNE
- Massif de la Vanoise Mountain 22 kmNW
- Pointe de Thorens Mountain 19 kmNW
25–60 km689 places
- Lac des Vaches Lake 26 kmN
- Lacs de la Tempête Lake 55 kmN
- Lac Rond Lake 26 kmN
- Lac des Prés Soubeyrand Lake 58 kmS
60–100 km1,246 places
- Lac Mort Lake 80 kmW
- Lac d'Orny Lake 96 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 99 kmN
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 100 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rochemolles Village, Bardonecchia6 km SW
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Aussois Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne8.6 km NW
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Avrieux Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne8.4 km NW
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Bramans Village, Val-Cenis7.9 km N
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Modane Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne10 km NW
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Villarodin Village, Villarodin-Bourget8.4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pierre Menue Mountain, Avrieux2.1 km NW
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Longe Côte Mountain, Avrieux3.4 km NW
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Pointe du Clot Mountain, Val-Cenis3.9 km N
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Rognosa d'Étache Mountain, Val-Cenis4.4 km SE
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Cima del Vallone Mountain, Avrieux5.8 km W
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La Belle Plinier Mountain, Modane6 km W
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Rocca d'Ambin Mountain, Val-Cenis7.4 km E
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Cima Gardiola Mountain, France5.2 km SW
More nature in France
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Mont Rond Mountain, Villarodin-Bourget7.4 km W
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Mont Froid Mountain, Val-Cenis9.8 km NE -
Pointe Droset Mountain, Val-Cenis11 km NE -
Punta Sommeiller Mountain, Val-Cenis6 km SE
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Bois du Nant Natural site, Savoy5.6 km NW
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Roche du Grand Argentier Mountain, Modane11 km W
Sources & licences
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