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Natural site

Glacier du Mont Mallet

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°52′51″ N 6°58′14″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Mont Mallet Glacier du Mont Mallet
Location in France
Elevation
2,998 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Plampincieux
5.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport68 km
GVA Geneva International Airport78 km

About Glacier du Mont Mallet

Glacier du Mont Mallet is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille du Tacul and Glacier de Leschaux.

Climate of Glacier du Mont Mallet

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
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).

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Climate of Glacier du Mont Mallet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°0°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-11°-6°-3°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)140137129120120106929896124150146

How to get to Glacier du Mont Mallet

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (78 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 73 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 89 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 75 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 124 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 125 kmsouthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 163 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Mont Mallet

Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 3,623 natural sites, 452 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km439 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmNE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac du Dru Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km1,468 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 34 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 48 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 60 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km2,288 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 63 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 91 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 90 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 90 kmNE

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