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Natural site

Glacier de Pépin

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°30′00″ N 6°48′00″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Pépin Glacier de Pépin
Location in France
Elevation
2,577 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Peisey-Nancroix
6.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport72 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport73 km

About Glacier de Pépin

Glacier de Pépin is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Pointe des Pichères and L'Aliet.

Climate of Glacier de Pépin

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
July (83 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
Climate of Glacier de Pépin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-1°4°8°12°12°9°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-3°0°3°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)1401321261271271058395100135156147

How to get to Glacier de Pépin

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (74 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 92 km to the west.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 72 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 73 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 74 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 92 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 114 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 153 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Pépin

Within 100 km: 122 historic and cultural sites, 2,575 natural sites, 366 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km200 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 12 kmS
  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 25 kmNW
  • Lac Rond Lake 12 kmS
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 4 kmSE

25–60 km786 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 60 kmN
  • Grand Lé Lake 52 kmNE
  • Petit Lé Lake 51 kmNE
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 50 kmNE

60–100 km2,077 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 95 kmSW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 79 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 92 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 66 kmN

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