Glacier du Géant
Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°51′37″ N 6°55′21″ E
- Elevation
- 2,945 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport64 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport76 km
About Glacier du Géant
Glacier du Géant is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (64 km). Nearby sights include La Vierge and Colle del Gigante.
Climate of Glacier du Géant
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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) | -8° | -8° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 137 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 106 | 92 | 98 | 96 | 124 | 150 | 146 |
How to get to Glacier du Géant
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (76 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 71 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 64 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 76 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 85 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 71 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 76 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 121 kmsouthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 127 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 159 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Géant
Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 3,508 natural sites, 441 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km390 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 20 kmNE
- Lac de la Breye Lake 21 kmNE
- Lac du Dru Lake 21 kmNE
- Grand Lé Lake 19 kmE
25–60 km1,445 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 38 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 52 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 25 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 38 kmN
60–100 km2,239 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 65 kmN
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 94 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 94 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 94 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chamonix Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville8 km NW
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Plampincieux Village, Courmayeur5.8 km SE
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Chamonix Town, Chamonix8.2 km NW
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Courmayeur Municipality, Province of Aosta8.3 km SE
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Courmayeur Village, Courmayeur8 km SE
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Entrèves Village, Courmayeur5.7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
La Vierge Mountain, Chamonix0.6 km SE
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Colle del Gigante Mountain, France2 km SE -
La Tour Ronde Mountain, Chamonix2.2 km SW
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Mont Maudit Mountain, Chamonix3.9 km W -
La Vallée Blanche Natural site, Upper Savoy2.3 km NW
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Mont Blanc du Tacul Mountain, Chamonix2.7 km W
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Aiguille de Rochefort Mountain, Chamonix2.9 km E
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Punta Moore Mountain, Courmayeur3.8 km SW
More nature in France
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Mont Blanc Mountain, Chamonix5.5 km SW -
Les Grands Mulets Mountain, Upper Savoy4.8 km W -
Le Gros Béchar Mountain, Les Houches5.7 km W -
Aiguille du Moine Mountain, Chamonix6.9 km NE -
Aiguille du Midi Mountain, Chamonix3.4 km NW
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Aiguille du Plan Mountain, Chamonix3.6 km N
Sources & licences
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