Glacier du Chardon, Isère — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Glacier du Chardon

Glacier du Chardon is a natural site. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Le Vaccivier and Tête de Chéret.

Photos of Glacier du Chardon

Massif du Pelvoux Samijäbä at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grande Aiguille de la Bérarde Frédéric Bunoz · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
Tête de Chéret LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier du Chardon

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: August (day 13°)
Coldest month: February (night -11°)
Wettest month: November (155 mm)
Driest month: July (67 mm)

-5° -11°

-3° -9°

-1° -8°

4° -3°

8° 0°

12° 4°

13° 5°

9° 2°

4° -2°

-1° -6°

-4° -9°

Jan

138

Feb

118

Mar

115

Apr

114

May

119

Jun

92

Jul

67

Aug

83

Sep

100

Oct

135

Nov

155

Dec

141

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

Climate of Glacier du Chardon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-5°	-5°	-3°	-1°	4°	8°	12°	13°	9°	4°	-1°	-4°
Average low (°C)	-11°	-11°	-9°	-8°	-3°	0°	4°	5°	2°	-2°	-6°	-9°
Precipitation (mm)	138	118	115	114	119	92	67	83	100	135	155	141

How to get to Glacier du Chardon

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 90 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 90 kmnorth
Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 92 kmnorthwest
Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 113 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 56 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 147 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 147 kmnorthwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 148 kmnorthwest
Nice Population: 342.7K 153 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glacier du Chardon

Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 1,541 natural sites, 297 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

Lac du Vallon Lake 23 kmNW
Lac Faravel Lake 22 kmSE
Lac Palluel Lake 20 kmSE
Lac de la Muzelle Lake 16 kmNW

25–60 km750 places

Lac Mort Lake 42 kmNW
Clapes River 58 kmS
Lac Premier Lake 58 kmSE
Lac Vert Lake 51 kmSE

60–100 km990 places

St Alban Plage Beach 85 kmNW
Grande Île Island 83 kmNW
Petite Île Island 83 kmNW
Lakes of Vens Lake 81 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

La Bérarde Village, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
5.7 km N
Les Étages Village, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
6.1 km NW
Rif du Sap Village, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar
6.4 km S
La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar Village, Arrondissement of Gap
10 km SW
La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar Village, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar
10 km SW
Le Clot Village, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar
5.7 km S

Glacier du Chardon

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Le Vaccivier Mountain, Isère
1.9 km S
Tête de Chéret Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
2.6 km E
Les Rouies Mountain, Isère
2.3 km SW
Grande Aiguille de la Bérarde Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
3.7 km N
Glacier de l'Étret Natural site, Isère
2.6 km W
Tête de l'Étret Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
3.1 km W
Pics du Says Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
3.2 km SE
Pic du Lauzon Mountain, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar
4.5 km SW