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Natural site

Glacier de la Mahure

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°17′51″ N 6°44′24″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Mahure Glacier de la Mahure
Location in France
Elevation
3,191 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Val-Cenis
6.5 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport72 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport77 km

About Glacier de la Mahure

Glacier de la Mahure is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Pointe du Génépy and Glacier de la Dent Parrachée.

Climate of Glacier de la Mahure

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
November (144 mm)
Driest month
July (75 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 de la Mahure
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°4°8°9°5°0°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°0°-3°-7°-11°-14°
Precipitation (mm)12811911411711897758795128144134

How to get to Glacier de la Mahure

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 82 km to the west.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 72 kmeast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 77 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 82 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 136 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 154 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 156 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Mahure

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,066 natural sites, 302 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 11 kmN
  • Lac Rond Lake 11 kmNE
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 22 kmNE
  • Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km582 places

  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 39 kmNW
  • Lac de Néal Lake 57 kmS
  • Lac de la Motte Lake 52 kmW
  • Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 45 kmW

60–100 km1,679 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 80 kmW
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 89 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 83 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 85 kmN

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