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Natural site

Glacier de l'Encula

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°55′00″ N 6°17′00″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de l'Encula Glacier de l'Encula
Location in France
Elevation
2,856 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Bérarde
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport86 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport90 km

About Glacier de l'Encula

Glacier de l'Encula is a natural site. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Grande Aiguille de la Bérarde and Massif du Pelvoux.

Climate of Glacier de l'Encula

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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).

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Climate of Glacier de l'Encula
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°3°7°11°11°7°3°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)138118115114119926783100135155141

How to get to Glacier de l'Encula

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 86 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (112 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 53 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 86 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 90 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 112 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 143 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 146 kmnorthwest
  • Nice Population: 342.7K 156 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glacier de l'Encula

Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 1,537 natural sites, 301 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Lac du Vallon Lake 22 kmW
  • Lac Faravel Lake 25 kmSE
  • Lac Palluel Lake 23 kmSE
  • Lac de la Muzelle Lake 15 kmW

25–60 km742 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 41 kmW
  • Lac Vert Lake 54 kmSE
  • Lac du Saulet Lake 30 kmSW
  • Lac Sainte-Anne Lake 54 kmSE

60–100 km988 places

  • Clapes River 61 kmS
  • St Alban Plage Beach 81 kmNW
  • Grande Île Island 80 kmNW
  • Petite Île Island 80 kmNW

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