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Natural site

Glacier du Col du Nant

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°29′09″ N 6°47′04″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Col du Nant Glacier du Col du Nant
Location in France
Elevation
3,118 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Belle Plagne
6.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport73 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport73 km

About Glacier du Col du Nant

Glacier du Col du Nant is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Becqui Rouge and Pointe des Pichères.

Climate of Glacier du Col du Nant

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
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).

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Climate of Glacier du Col du Nant
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-7°-5°1°5°8°9°5°1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-11°-7°-3°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)1401321261271271058395100135156147

How to get to Glacier du Col du Nant

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (75 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 91 km to the west.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 73 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 73 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 75 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 91 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 115 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 152 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 154 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Col du Nant

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 2,543 natural sites, 363 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 10 kmS
  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 24 kmNW
  • Lac Rond Lake 11 kmS
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 5 kmE

25–60 km760 places

  • Grand Lé Lake 54 kmNE
  • Petit Lé Lake 53 kmNE
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 52 kmNE
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 52 kmNE

60–100 km2,063 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 93 kmSW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 81 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 94 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 67 kmN

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