Glacier des Rousses
Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°08′00″ N 6°08′00″ E
- Elevation
- 3,289 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport59 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport68 km
About Glacier des Rousses
Glacier des Rousses is a natural site. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Grandes Rousses and Mont Savoyat.
Photos of Glacier des Rousses
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Mont Savoyat Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pic de la Pyramide Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Petites Rousses Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Montagne de la Lauze Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pic du Lac Blanc Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Glacier des Rousses
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -13° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -17°)
- 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) | -10° | -10° | -7° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -5° | -2° | -2° | -5° | -9° | -13° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 108 | 104 | 101 | 111 | 100 | 69 | 84 | 101 | 125 | 147 | 129 |
How to get to Glacier des Rousses
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 33 km to the west.
Airports
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 59 kmnorth
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 68 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 88 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 33 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 119 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 121 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 122 kmnorthwest
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 141 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier des Rousses
Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 1,541 natural sites, 328 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km189 places
- Lac du Vallon Lake 19 kmSW
- Lac de la Muzelle Lake 20 kmS
- Lac de la Motte Lake 14 kmN
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 8 kmNE
25–60 km686 places
- Lac Mort Lake 29 kmSW
- St Alban Plage Beach 55 kmNW
- Grande Île Island 53 kmNW
- Petite Île Island 53 kmNW
60–100 km1,103 places
- Clapes River 87 kmS
- Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 81 kmN
- Plage d'Albigny Beach 86 kmN
- Plage St Jorioz Beach 79 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble2.9 km SE
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Vaujany Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble5.2 km NW
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Station d'Oz-en-Oisans Village, Oz4.8 km W
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Vaujany Village, Vaujany5.2 km NW
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Oz Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble6.5 km W
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Allemond Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble7.5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grandes Rousses Mountain, Isère<0.1 km N -
Mont Savoyat Mountain, Le Freney-d'Oisans<0.1 km N -
Pic Bayle Mountain, Vaujany0.6 km N -
Pic de la Pyramide Mountain, Vaujany0.2 km W
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Pic du Lac Blanc Mountain, Oz1 km SW
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Grandes Rousses Mountain, Le Freney-d'Oisans0.7 km SW
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Petites Rousses Mountain, Oz2.3 km W
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Glacier des Quirlies Natural site, Isère2.3 km NE
More nature in France
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Cime du Grand Sauvage Mountain, Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans3.5 km NE -
Cimes de la Cochette Mountain, Vaujany3.9 km N -
Pic de l'Étendard Mountain, Vaujany2.5 km N
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Les Aiguillettes Mountain, Vaujany5.8 km N
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Rocher Blanc Mountain, Vaujany12 km N -
Les Sures Mountain, Auris9.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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