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Natural site

Glacier de la Frasse

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°48′00″ N 6°46′00″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Frasse Glacier de la Frasse
Location in France
Elevation
2,762 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Les Contamines-Montjoie
3.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport54 km
GVA Geneva International Airport70 km

About Glacier de la Frasse

Glacier de la Frasse is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de la Berangère and Grande Roche de Trélatête.

Climate of Glacier de la Frasse

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (172 mm)
Driest month
July (101 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 de la Frasse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-5°-3°2°6°10°11°7°3°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-1°2°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)157152142139139121101108110145172167

How to get to Glacier de la Frasse

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (70 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 54 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 70 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 71 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 80 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 107 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 138 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 147 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Frasse

Within 100 km: 129 historic and cultural sites, 3,118 natural sites, 405 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km225 places

  • Lac de la Girotte Lake 10 kmSW
  • Lacs de Forcle Lake 16 kmS
  • Lake Anterne Lake 21 kmN
  • Lac Noir Lake 11 kmSW

25–60 km1,388 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 49 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 34 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 49 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 33 kmNE

60–100 km2,039 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 72 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 96 kmE
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 99 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 75 kmN

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