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Natural site

Glacier du Pelve

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°20′52″ N 6°45′50″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Pelve Glacier du Pelve
Location in France
Elevation
2,899 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pralognan-la-Vanoise
5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport71 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport76 km

About Glacier du Pelve

Glacier du Pelve is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Dôme de Chasseforêt and Glaciers de la Vanoise.

Climate of Glacier du Pelve

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
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 Pelve
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°2°6°10°10°7°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)1401321261271271058395100135156147

How to get to Glacier du Pelve

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 84 km to the west.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 71 kmeast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 76 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 83 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 84 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 130 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 154 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 156 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Pelve

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 2,215 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km201 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 5 kmN
  • Lac Rond Lake 5 kmNE
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 17 kmNE
  • Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km596 places

  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 35 kmNW
  • Lac de la Motte Lake 54 kmW
  • Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 48 kmW
  • Grand Lac du Laus Lake 60 kmS

60–100 km1,838 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 84 kmSW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 96 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 83 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 96 kmN

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