Glacier de Leschaux
Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°53′44″ N 6°58′20″ E
- Elevation
- 2,295 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport68 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport77 km
About Glacier de Leschaux
Glacier de Leschaux is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille du Moine and Glacier du Mont Mallet.
Photos of Glacier de Leschaux
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Mont Dolent Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 -
Aiguille du Moine Michmuch38 · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr -
Colle del Gigante Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Glacier de Leschaux
This month · November
A wet month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- November (150 mm)
- Driest month
- July (92 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) | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 6° | 4° | 0° | -4° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 137 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 106 | 92 | 98 | 96 | 124 | 150 | 146 |
How to get to Glacier de Leschaux
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (77 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 72 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 77 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 90 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 72 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 74 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 126 kmsouthwest
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 163 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de Leschaux
Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 3,681 natural sites, 460 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km453 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 22 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 14 kmNE
- Lac de la Breye Lake 16 kmN
- Lac du Dru Lake 15 kmN
25–60 km1,475 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 33 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 47 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 58 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 33 kmN
60–100 km2,334 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 61 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 90 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 89 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chamonix Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville8.5 km W
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Chamonix Town, Chamonix8.6 km W
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Plampincieux Village, Courmayeur7.3 km S
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Le Montenvers Village, Chamonix5.7 km NW
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Courmayeur Municipality, Province of Aosta11 km S
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Courmayeur Village, Courmayeur11 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguille du Moine Mountain, Chamonix2.5 km N
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Glacier du Mont Mallet Natural site, Upper Savoy1.6 km S
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Aiguille du Tacul Mountain, Chamonix1.8 km SW
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Aiguille de Talèfre Mountain, Chamonix2.5 km E
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Glacier de Talèfre Natural site, Upper Savoy2.5 km N
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Les Petites Jorasses Mountain, Chamonix2.7 km SE
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Aiguille de Leschaux Mountain, Upper Savoy2.7 km E
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Aiguille de Rochefort Mountain, Chamonix3.7 km S
More nature in France
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Aiguille du Chardonnet Mountain, Chamonix8.5 km N -
Mont Maudit Mountain, Chamonix9.2 km SW -
La Vierge Mountain, Chamonix5.7 km SW
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Les Grands Mulets Mountain, Upper Savoy9.2 km W -
Aiguille des Grands Charmoz Mountain, Chamonix4.3 km W
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Aiguille du Dru Mountain, Chamonix4.3 km N
Sources & licences
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