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Natural site

Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°55′00″ N 6°08′00″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra
Location in France
Elevation
2,453 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
5.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport80 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport83 km

About Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra

Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra is a natural site. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Tête de Lauranoure and Roche de la Muzelle.

Climate of Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
November (157 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).

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Climate of Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°6°10°14°14°10°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°1°4°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)132114113113121996986105135157140

How to get to Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 80 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 44 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 80 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 83 kmnorth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 113 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 137 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 143 kmnorth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 149 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Vallon de Lanchatra

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 1,528 natural sites, 310 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km184 places

  • Lac du Vallon Lake 11 kmNW
  • Lac du Saulet Lake 19 kmSW
  • Lac de la Muzelle Lake 5 kmNW
  • Lac Lauvitel Lake 8 kmNW

25–60 km747 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 30 kmNW
  • Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 29 kmW
  • Lac de Petichet Lake 29 kmW
  • Lac Faravel Lake 32 kmSE

60–100 km1,012 places

  • Clapes River 63 kmS
  • St Alban Plage Beach 77 kmN
  • Grande Île Island 75 kmN
  • Petite Île Island 75 kmN

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