Glacier de la Masse, Savoy — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Glacier de la Masse

Glacier de la Masse is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de l'Échelle and Aiguille Doran.

Photos of Glacier de la Masse

Mont de Péclet Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aiguille Doran Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont du Borgne Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aiguille du Borgne Simon Strueux · CC0

Climate of Glacier de la Masse

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month: August (day 12°)
Coldest month: January (night -12°)
Wettest month: November (144 mm)
Driest month: July (75 mm)

-6° -12°

-4° -11°

-2° -9°

3° -4°

8° -1°

11° 2°

12° 3°

8° 0°

3° -4°

-2° -8°

-5° -11°

Jan

128

Feb

119

Mar

114

Apr

117

May

118

Jun

97

Jul

75

Aug

87

Sep

95

Oct

128

Nov

144

Dec

134

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 de la Masse
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-4°	-2°	3°	8°	11°	12°	8°	3°	-2°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-11°	-9°	-4°	-1°	2°	3°	0°	-4°	-8°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	128	119	114	117	118	97	75	87	95	128	144	134

How to get to Glacier de la Masse

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (77 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 76 km to the west.

Airports

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 74 kmnorthwest
Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 77 kmeast
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 85 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 76 kmwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 111 kmnorth
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 138 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 150 kmwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 152 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Masse

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 1,912 natural sites, 307 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

Lac des Vaches Lake 16 kmNE
Lac Rond Lake 16 kmNE
Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 21 kmE
Lac Long Lake 17 kmNE

25–60 km630 places

Lacs de la Tempête Lake 40 kmN
Lac de la Plagne Lake 27 kmNE
Lac de Néal Lake 54 kmS
Lac de la Muzelle Lake 58 kmSW

60–100 km1,481 places

Lac Mort Lake 74 kmW
Lac d'Émosson Lake 92 kmN
Lac d'Orny Lake 87 kmN
Lac de la Breye Lake 89 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Villarodin-Bourget Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
6.9 km S
La Sétéria Village, Aussois
3.5 km E
Modane Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
8 km S
Val Thorens Village, Les Belleville
7.2 km W
Aussois Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
7.7 km SE
Avrieux Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
7.6 km SE

Glacier de la Masse

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pointe de l'Échelle Mountain, Aussois
1.2 km E
Aiguille Doran Mountain, Villarodin-Bourget
2.5 km S
Pointe de l'Observatoire Mountain, Pralognan-la-Vanoise
2.3 km NE
Aiguille de Polset Mountain, Modane
2.4 km W
Pointe de Rosoire Mountain, Pralognan-la-Vanoise
3.2 km NE
Glacier de Polset Natural site, Savoy
2.9 km W
Le Petit Rateau Mountain, Aussois
3.4 km SE
Pointe des Fonds Mountain, Pralognan-la-Vanoise
4.2 km NW