Glacier de Valsorey
Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°54′04″ N 7°15′51″ E
- Elevation
- 3,104 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport83 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport90 km
About Glacier de Valsorey
Glacier de Valsorey is a natural site. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Mont Vélan and Mont Cordine.
Photos of Glacier de Valsorey
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Mont Vélan Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Avril Olivier Bruchez from Lausanne, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glacier de Valsorey
This month · November
A wet month
Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -5° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -7° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Glacier de Valsorey
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 84 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 83 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 90 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 97 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 84 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 145 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 178 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de Valsorey
Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 4,037 natural sites, 454 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km541 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 19 kmNW
- Lac de la Breye Lake 23 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 11 kmNE
- Lac du Dru Lake 22 kmNW
25–60 km1,681 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 56 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 34 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 42 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 34 kmNW
60–100 km2,389 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 96 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 92 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 67 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Vaud Village, Ollomont5 km SE
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre6.9 km NW
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Barliard Village, Ollomont4.7 km SE
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Voueces Village, Ollomont5.7 km SE
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta6.8 km SE
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Tunel Gd. St. Bernard Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Vélan Mountain, Switzerland1.4 km SW
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Mont Cordine Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.5 km SE
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Mont de la Gouille Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.7 km NW
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Glacier du Tseudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.2 km NW
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Dôme du Vélan Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.3 km SW
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Aiguilles de Valsorey Mountain, Switzerland1.6 km NE
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Aiguille du Vélan Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.6 km W
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Glacier de Pieudet Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre2.2 km W
Sources & licences
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