Glacier Blanc, Hautes-Alpes — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Glacier Blanc

Glacier Blanc is a natural site. Location: Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (87 km). Nearby sights include La Roche Faurio and Roche Paillon.

Photos of Glacier Blanc

Massif du Pelvoux Samijäbä at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grande Aiguille de la Bérarde Frédéric Bunoz · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
La Roche Faurio L. Besson · CC BY-SA 1.0
Pic du Lac de Combeynot Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tête de Chéret LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier Blanc

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: February (night -14°)
Wettest month: November (146 mm)
Driest month: July (65 mm)

-8° -14°

-7° -13°

-5° -11°

1° -7°

5° -3°

9° 0°

9° 1°

5° -2°

0° -5°

-5° -10°

-7° -13°

Jan

130

Feb

113

Mar

111

Apr

111

May

114

Jun

89

Jul

65

Aug

81

Sep

95

Oct

129

Nov

146

Dec

132

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

Climate of Glacier Blanc
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-8°	-8°	-7°	-5°	1°	5°	9°	9°	5°	0°	-5°	-7°
Average low (°C)	-14°	-14°	-13°	-11°	-7°	-3°	0°	1°	-2°	-5°	-10°	-13°
Precipitation (mm)	130	113	111	111	114	89	65	81	95	129	146	132

How to get to Glacier Blanc

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 87 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (105 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 58 km to the northwest.

Airports

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 87 kmnorthwest
Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 95 kmnorthwest
Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 58 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 142 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 149 kmnorthwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 150 kmnorthwest
Nice Population: 342.7K 155 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glacier Blanc

Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 1,534 natural sites, 292 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km200 places

Lac Faravel Lake 25 kmS
Lac Palluel Lake 23 kmS
Lac de la Muzelle Lake 22 kmW
Lac Lauvitel Lake 25 kmW

25–60 km739 places

Lac Mort Lake 47 kmW
Lac Premier Lake 58 kmSE
Lac Vert Lake 51 kmSE
Lac du Vallon Lake 28 kmW

60–100 km975 places

Clapes River 63 kmS
St Alban Plage Beach 83 kmNW
Grande Île Island 81 kmNW
Petite Île Island 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Le Monêtier-les-Bains Village, Arrondissement of Briançon
12 km E
La Bérarde Village, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
6.6 km W
Vallouise-Pelvoux Village, Arrondissement of Briançon
12 km SE
Le Monêtier-les-Bains Village, Le Monêtier-les-Bains
12 km E
Villar-d'Arêne Village, Arrondissement of Briançon
12 km N
Ailefroide Village, Vallouise-Pelvoux
7.9 km SE

Glacier Blanc

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

La Roche Faurio Mountain, Villar-d'Arêne
1.5 km NW
Roche Paillon Mountain, Vallouise-Pelvoux
1.7 km N
Glacier de la Bonne Pierre Natural site, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1.9 km W
Les Écrins Mountain, Vallouise-Pelvoux
2 km SW
Pic de Neige Cordier Mountain, Vallouise-Pelvoux
2.4 km NE
Parc National des Écrins Natural site, Hautes-Alpes
2.3 km S
Glacier Noir Natural site, Hautes-Alpes
2.4 km S
le Fifre Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
2.7 km SW