Glacier du Petit Mont Fort
Located in Nendaz, Conthey District Coordinates: 46°04′44″ N 7°19′43″ E
- Elevation
- 2,929 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport94 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport96 km
About Glacier du Petit Mont Fort
Glacier du Petit Mont Fort is a natural site. Location: Nendaz, Conthey District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Mont Fort and Petit Mont Fort.
Photos of Glacier du Petit Mont Fort
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Rosablanche Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0 -
Mont Fort Norbert Aepli, Switzerland · CC BY 2.5 -
Le Pleureur Olivier Bruchez · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glacier du Petit Mont Fort
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- 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° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -10° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 129 | 113 | 110 | 114 | 108 | 92 | 99 | 90 | 119 | 137 | 138 |
How to get to Glacier du Petit Mont Fort
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 94 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 72 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 97 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 72 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 92 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 161 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 164 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Petit Mont Fort
Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 4,519 natural sites, 553 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km708 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 21 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 24 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 21 kmNW
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 19 kmN
25–60 km2,072 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 53 kmNW
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 56 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 49 kmE
- Daubensee Lake 43 kmNE
60–100 km2,413 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 77 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 73 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District5.3 km E
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Val de Bagnes Municipality, Entremont District7.9 km S
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Tortin Village, Nendaz4.3 km NW
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La Perreyre Village, Val de Bagnes3.8 km W
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Bagnes Town, Val de Bagnes8.7 km W
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Verbier Village, Val de Bagnes8.2 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Fort Mountain, Nendaz0.8 km W
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Petit Mont Fort Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.5 km SW
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Tête de Momin Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.1 km S
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Glacier du Mont Fort Natural site, Nendaz1 km NW
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Bec des Etagnes Mountain, Nendaz1.5 km NW
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Becca d'Agè Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.5 km SW
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Rochers de Momin Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.5 km S
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Lac du Grand Désert Lake, Nendaz1.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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