Glacier du Mont Fort
Located in Nendaz, Conthey District Coordinates: 46°05′13″ N 7°19′20″ E
- Elevation
- 2,968 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport93 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport95 km
About Glacier du Mont Fort
Glacier du Mont Fort is a natural site. Location: Nendaz, Conthey District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Mont Fort and Bec des Etagnes.
Photos of Glacier du Mont Fort
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Rosablanche Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0 -
Mont Fort Norbert Aepli, Switzerland · CC BY 2.5
Climate of Glacier du Mont Fort
This month · November
A wet month
Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- December (138 mm)
- Driest month
- September (90 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° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -5° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 129 | 113 | 110 | 114 | 108 | 92 | 99 | 90 | 119 | 137 | 138 |
How to get to Glacier du Mont Fort
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 93 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (95 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 71 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnorth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 95 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 96 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 71 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 92 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 96 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 161 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 163 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Mont Fort
Within 100 km: 122 historic and cultural sites, 4,528 natural sites, 555 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km713 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmNW
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 18 kmN
25–60 km2,078 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmNW
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 50 kmE
- Daubensee Lake 43 kmNE
60–100 km2,414 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 72 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District5.7 km E
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Tortin Village, Nendaz3.3 km NW
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Val de Bagnes Municipality, Entremont District8.7 km S
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La Perreyre Village, Val de Bagnes3.8 km SW
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Bagnes Town, Val de Bagnes8.2 km W
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Verbier Village, Val de Bagnes7.5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Fort Mountain, Nendaz0.7 km S
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Bec des Etagnes Mountain, Nendaz0.5 km NW
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Petit Mont Fort Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.3 km S
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Glacier des Etagnes Natural site, Nendaz0.8 km NW
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Le Ferret Mountain, Nendaz1.1 km NW
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Glacier du Petit Mont Fort Natural site, Nendaz1 km SE
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Glacier de Tortin Natural site, Nendaz1.1 km W
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Lac du Grand Désert Lake, Nendaz1.1 km E
Sources & licences
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