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Natural site

Glacier de la Trouye

Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°56′12″ N 7°16′04″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Trouye Glacier de la Trouye
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,930 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
4.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport87 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport91 km

About Glacier de la Trouye

Glacier de la Trouye is a natural site. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Combin du Meitin and Petite Aiguille.

Climate of Glacier de la Trouye

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
November (141 mm)
Driest month
July (86 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 de la Trouye
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-7°-5°1°4°8°9°5°1°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)12812512512211899869590121141133

How to get to Glacier de la Trouye

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 81 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 87 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 91 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 92 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 148 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 174 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Trouye

Within 100 km: 110 historic and cultural sites, 4,139 natural sites, 469 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km587 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 17 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 24 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km1,754 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 55 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 30 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 38 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 60 kmNE

60–100 km2,377 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 63 kmNW

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