Glacier du Baounet
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°15′14″ N 7°07′09″ E
- Elevation
- 3,004 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport42 km
- CUF Cuneo International Airport88 km
About Glacier du Baounet
Glacier du Baounet is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Croix Rousse and Ouille d'Arbéron.
Photos of Glacier du Baounet
Climate of Glacier du Baounet
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 121 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- November (121 mm)
- Driest month
- July (64 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) | -6° | -7° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 3° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 102 | 104 | 110 | 107 | 82 | 64 | 77 | 83 | 111 | 121 | 109 |
How to get to Glacier du Baounet
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 42 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 111 km to the west.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 42 kmeast
- Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 88 kmsoutheast
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 106 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 111 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 130 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 145 kmnorth
- Nice Population: 342.7K 173 kmsouth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 184 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Baounet
Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 2,065 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km81 places
- Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 15 kmW
- Pointe de Méan-Martin Mountain 16 kmNW
- Roc du Véfret Mountain 18 kmNW
- Pointe de Soliet Mountain 12 kmW
25–60 km442 places
- Lac des Vaches Lake 31 kmNW
- Lac Rond Lake 29 kmNW
- Lac de la Plagne Lake 33 kmNW
- Lac Long Lake 30 kmNW
60–100 km1,865 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 94 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 83 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 87 kmN
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 80 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Croix Rousse Mountain, Usseglio1.5 km NE -
Ouille d'Arbéron Mountain, Bessans2.1 km N
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Rocciamelone Mountain, Usseglio6.5 km SW -
Bessanèse Mountain, Bessans5.1 km N
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Glacier de Rochemelon Natural site, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes5.3 km SW
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Pointe de Charbonnel Mountain, Bessans5.5 km NW
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Glacier de Charbonnel Natural site, Savoy6.3 km NW
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Pointe du Colerin Mountain, Bessans7.8 km N
Sources & licences
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