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Natural site

Glacier de la Pilatte

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°51′23″ N 6°20′29″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Pilatte Glacier de la Pilatte
Location in France
Elevation
2,893 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Vallouise-Pelvoux
12 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport94 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport98 km

About Glacier de la Pilatte

Glacier de la Pilatte is a natural site. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Sommet des Bans and Glacier du Sélé.

Climate of Glacier de la Pilatte

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (146 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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).

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Climate of Glacier de la Pilatte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-5°-3°2°7°11°11°7°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-1°2°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)13011311111111489658195129146132

How to get to Glacier de la Pilatte

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 94 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 61 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 94 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 98 kmnorthwest
  • Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 107 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Nice Population: 342.7K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 150 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 153 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 153 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Glacier de la Pilatte

Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 1,546 natural sites, 285 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

  • Lac Faravel Lake 17 kmS
  • Lac Palluel Lake 15 kmSE
  • Lac de la Muzelle Lake 22 kmNW
  • Grand Lac des Estaris Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km717 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 48 kmNW
  • Clapes River 54 kmS
  • Lac Premier Lake 53 kmSE
  • Lac Vert Lake 46 kmSE

60–100 km1,011 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 89 kmNW
  • Grande Île Island 88 kmNW
  • Petite Île Island 88 kmNW
  • Lakes of Vens Lake 76 kmSE

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