Glacier du Sonadon
Located in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°55′34″ N 7°17′26″ E
- Elevation
- 3,289 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport85 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport92 km
About Glacier du Sonadon
Glacier du Sonadon is a natural site. Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Le Sonadon and Plateau du Couloir.
Photos of Glacier du Sonadon
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Mont Vélan Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Combin de Corbassière Ne9218 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Avril Olivier Bruchez from Lausanne, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glacier du Sonadon
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- 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) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -13° | -8° | -5° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Glacier du Sonadon
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 85 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 83 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 85 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 92 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 98 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 83 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 94 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 148 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 176 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Sonadon
Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 4,145 natural sites, 469 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km579 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 19 kmNW
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 25 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 23 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 8 kmNE
25–60 km1,748 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 53 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 32 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 40 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 60 kmNE
60–100 km2,398 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 65 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre6.9 km W
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Val de Bagnes Municipality, Entremont District9.3 km N
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Vaud Village, Ollomont6.9 km S
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Barliard Village, Ollomont6.7 km S
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Voueces Village, Ollomont7.7 km S
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta8.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Le Sonadon Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.6 km SE
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Plateau du Couloir Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre0.8 km N
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Glacier du Meitin Natural site, Bourg-Saint-Pierre1.1 km NW
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Combin de Valsorey Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.3 km N
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Grand Combin Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.4 km NE
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Combin du Meitin Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.6 km NW
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Aiguille du Croissant Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.8 km NE
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Mur de la Côte Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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