Glacier de l'Encula
Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°55′00″ N 6°17′00″ E
- Elevation
- 2,856 m
- above sea level
- 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.
Photos of Glacier de l'Encula
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 138 | 118 | 115 | 114 | 119 | 92 | 67 | 83 | 100 | 135 | 155 | 141 |
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
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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La Bérarde Village, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans2.1 km N
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Les Étages Village, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans3.2 km NW
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Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble9.5 km NW
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La Bernardière Village, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans8.7 km NW
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La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar Village, Arrondissement of Gap13 km SW
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La Grave Village, Arrondissement of Briançon14 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grande Aiguille de la Bérarde Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans<0.1 km N -
Massif du Pelvoux Mountain, Isère3.9 km E -
Tête de Chéret Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans4.5 km SE -
Glacier du Chardon Natural site, Isère3.7 km S
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Tête de l'Ours Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans3.9 km W
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Tête de l'Étret Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans4.3 km SW
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Le Plaret Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans6 km N -
Tête du Rouget Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans4.5 km N
Sources & licences
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