Glacier de Saint-Sorlin
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°10′00″ N 6°10′00″ E
- Elevation
- 2,743 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport57 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport69 km
About Glacier de Saint-Sorlin
Glacier de Saint-Sorlin is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Cimes de la Cochette and Cime du Grand Sauvage.
Photos of Glacier de Saint-Sorlin
Climate of Glacier de Saint-Sorlin
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- July (78 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -6° | -4° | -1° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 118 | 110 | 109 | 117 | 105 | 78 | 90 | 103 | 129 | 149 | 138 |
How to get to Glacier de Saint-Sorlin
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 36 km to the west.
Airports
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 57 kmnorthwest
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 69 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 85 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 36 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 115 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 121 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 122 kmnorthwest
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 142 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de Saint-Sorlin
Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 1,549 natural sites, 323 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km199 places
- Lac du Vallon Lake 24 kmSW
- Lac de la Muzelle Lake 25 kmS
- Lac de la Motte Lake 11 kmNW
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 4 kmN
25–60 km678 places
- Lac Mort Lake 33 kmSW
- St Alban Plage Beach 53 kmNW
- Grande Île Island 51 kmNW
- Petite Île Island 51 kmNW
60–100 km1,100 places
- Clapes River 90 kmS
- Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 77 kmN
- Plage d'Albigny Beach 82 kmN
- Plage St Jorioz Beach 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble5.5 km S
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Vaujany Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble7.1 km W
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Vaujany Village, Vaujany7.1 km W
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Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne8.1 km NE
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Mont Frais Village, Vaujany5.3 km W
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Station d'Oz-en-Oisans Village, Oz8.4 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cimes de la Cochette Mountain, Vaujany1.3 km W -
Cime du Grand Sauvage Mountain, Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans1.3 km S -
Dôme de la Cochette Mountain, Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves1.9 km N
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Pic de l'Étendard Mountain, Vaujany2.2 km SW
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Glacier des Quirlies Natural site, Isère2.3 km SW
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Pic Bayle Mountain, Vaujany4 km SW -
Croix de Picheux Mountain, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards3.7 km N -
Aiguille Rousse Mountain, Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves3.9 km N
Sources & licences
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