Glacier du Grand Méan
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°21′47″ N 7°08′43″ E
- Elevation
- 3,047 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport43 km
- CUF Cuneo International Airport98 km
About Glacier du Grand Méan
Glacier du Grand Méan is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Mont Séti and Cime Monfret.
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Climate of Glacier du Grand Méan
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- July (71 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 112 | 115 | 116 | 112 | 87 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 116 | 133 | 120 |
How to get to Glacier du Grand Méan
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 43 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 114 km to the west.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 43 kmsoutheast
- Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 98 kmsoutheast
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 103 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 114 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 121 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 134 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 178 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 182 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Grand Méan
Within 100 km: 72 historic and cultural sites, 2,435 natural sites, 281 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km88 places
- Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 22 kmSW
- Lac du Chevril Lake 21 kmNW
- Lac de Tignes Lake 22 kmNW
- Pointe de Méan-Martin Mountain 12 kmW
25–60 km472 places
- Grand Lé Lake 59 kmN
- Petit Lé Lake 59 kmN
- Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 58 kmN
- Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 58 kmN
60–100 km2,228 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 98 kmNE
- Lac de Fully Lake 91 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 82 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 91 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Forno Alpi Graie Village, Groscavallo6.1 km E
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Bonneval-sur-Arc Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne7.8 km W
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L'Écot Village, Bonneval-sur-Arc5 km W
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Bonneval-sur-Arc Village, Bonneval-sur-Arc7.8 km W
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Groscavallo Municipality, Province of Turin8.8 km E
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Balme Municipality, Province of Turin8.7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Séti Mountain, Bonneval-sur-Arc1.5 km W
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Cime Monfret Mountain, Groscavallo1.5 km E
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Punta Bonneval Mountain, Bonneval-sur-Arc1.7 km SW
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Glacier du Mulinet Natural site, Savoy1.8 km N
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Dôme Blanc du Mulinet Mountain, Bonneval-sur-Arc2.4 km NE
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Ouille de Trièves Mountain, Bonneval-sur-Arc3.4 km NW -
Ouille du Midi Mountain, Bonneval-sur-Arc4 km W
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Punta Girard Mountain, France4.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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