Glacier des Étançons
Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 45°00′00″ N 6°18′00″ E
- Elevation
- 3,104 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport78 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport86 km
About Glacier des Étançons
Glacier des Étançons is a natural site. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Meije and La Meije Pic Central.
Photos of Glacier des Étançons
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Le Plaret Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Meije user:RobinL · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Pic de la Grave Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
La Roche Faurio L. Besson · CC BY-SA 1.0 -
La Meije Pic Central Romaric Juvanon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Glacier des Étançons
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 mm)
- Driest month
- July (67 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) | -8° | -8° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -12° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 118 | 115 | 114 | 119 | 92 | 67 | 83 | 100 | 135 | 155 | 141 |
How to get to Glacier des Étançons
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 78 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 50 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 78 kmnorthwest
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 86 kmnorthwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 104 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 50 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 134 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 140 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 141 kmnorthwest
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 158 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier des Étançons
Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 1,537 natural sites, 303 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Lac du Vallon Lake 22 kmW
- Lac de la Muzelle Lake 17 kmW
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 24 kmN
- Lac Lauvitel Lake 19 kmW
25–60 km703 places
- Lac Mort Lake 40 kmW
- Lac Vert Lake 60 kmSE
- Lac des Vaches Lake 58 kmNE
- Lac du Saulet Lake 36 kmSW
60–100 km1,005 places
- Clapes River 70 kmS
- St Alban Plage Beach 74 kmNW
- Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 96 kmN
- Plage St Jorioz Beach 94 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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La Grave Village, Arrondissement of Briançon5.1 km N
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Villar-d'Arêne Village, Arrondissement of Briançon5.6 km NE
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La Grave Village, La Grave5.1 km N
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Villar-d'Arêne Village, Villar-d'Arêne5.7 km NE
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Les Fréaux Village, La Grave3.9 km N
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Les Terrasses Village, La Grave5.5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meije Mountain, La Grave0.9 km NE
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La Meije Pic Central Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.2 km NE
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La Meije Pic Oriental Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.5 km E -
Tête Nord du Replat Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans1.9 km SW -
Tête Sud du Replat Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans2.4 km SW -
Le Rateau Mountain, Isère1.6 km W
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Pointe Emma Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes2.1 km SE
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le Pave Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.9 km E
More nature in France
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Pic de la Grave Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans3.7 km W
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Tête de la Gandolière Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans3.7 km SW -
Le Plaret Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans4.8 km SW -
Pic Nord des Cavales Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes2.5 km SE
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Pic Bourcet Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans4.6 km SE -
Grande Aiguille de la Bérarde Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans9.4 km S
Sources & licences
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