Glacier des Quirlies
Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°09′00″ N 6°09′00″ E
- Elevation
- 3,011 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport58 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport69 km
About Glacier des Quirlies
Glacier des Quirlies is a natural site. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Pic Bayle and Cime du Grand Sauvage.
Photos of Glacier des Quirlies
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Cime des Torches Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Mont Savoyat Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Aiguille Rousse Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pic de la Pyramide Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Petites Rousses Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Glacier des Quirlies
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- November (147 mm)
- Driest month
- July (69 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) | -9° | -8° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -4° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -13° | -11° | -7° | -3° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -7° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 108 | 104 | 101 | 111 | 100 | 69 | 84 | 101 | 125 | 147 | 129 |
How to get to Glacier des Quirlies
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 34 km to the west.
Airports
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 58 kmnorth
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 69 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 87 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 34 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 117 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 121 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 122 kmnorthwest
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 142 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier des Quirlies
Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 1,545 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km196 places
- Lac du Vallon Lake 22 kmSW
- Lac de la Muzelle Lake 23 kmS
- Lac de la Motte Lake 12 kmNW
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 6 kmNE
25–60 km676 places
- Lac Mort Lake 31 kmSW
- St Alban Plage Beach 54 kmNW
- Grande Île Island 52 kmNW
- Petite Île Island 52 kmNW
60–100 km1,104 places
- Clapes River 88 kmS
- Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 79 kmN
- Plage d'Albigny Beach 84 kmN
- Plage St Jorioz Beach 77 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble3.7 km S
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Vaujany Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble5.8 km W
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Vaujany Village, Vaujany5.8 km W
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Station d'Oz-en-Oisans Village, Oz6.4 km W
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Mont Frais Village, Vaujany4.2 km W
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Oz Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble7.8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pic Bayle Mountain, Vaujany1.7 km SW -
Cime du Grand Sauvage Mountain, Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans1.3 km NE -
Pic de l'Étendard Mountain, Vaujany0.7 km NW
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Cimes de la Cochette Mountain, Vaujany1.9 km N -
Grandes Rousses Mountain, Isère2.3 km SW -
Mont Savoyat Mountain, Le Freney-d'Oisans2.3 km SW
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Pic de la Pyramide Mountain, Vaujany2.3 km SW
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Pic du Lac Blanc Mountain, Oz3.2 km SW
More nature in France
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Petites Rousses Mountain, Oz4.3 km SW
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Grandes Rousses Mountain, Le Freney-d'Oisans3 km SW
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Les Aiguillettes Mountain, Vaujany4.7 km NW
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Glacier des Rousses Natural site, Isère2.3 km SW
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Rocher Blanc Mountain, Vaujany11 km N -
Rocher Pilliozan Mountain, Vaujany7.9 km N
Sources & licences
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