Giétroz Glacier
Located in Entremont District, Valais Coordinates: 46°00′04″ N 7°22′47″ E
- Elevation
- 3,050 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport91 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport100 km
About Giétroz Glacier
Giétroz Glacier is a natural site. Location: Entremont District, Valais. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Le Pleureur and La Luette.
Climate of Giétroz Glacier
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 118 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- November (118 mm)
- Driest month
- September (79 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° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 5° | 0° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -7° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 80 | 87 | 79 | 103 | 118 | 113 |
How to get to Giétroz Glacier
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 91 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) 91 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 100 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 102 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 81 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 98 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 159 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 174 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Giétroz Glacier
Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 4,433 natural sites, 536 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km610 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 24 kmW
- Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 20 kmN
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 16 kmN
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 5 kmS
25–60 km2,012 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 45 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 30 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 49 kmN
60–100 km2,448 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 82 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 83 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Le Pleureur Mountain, Hérémence1.9 km NW -
La Luette Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.2 km NE
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Glacier du Giétro Natural site, Valais1.3 km SE
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La Grand Acle Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.4 km W
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La Ruinette Mountain, Val de Bagnes2.9 km SE -
Glacier de la Luette Natural site, Hérémence1.7 km NE
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Mont Blanc de Cheilon Mountain, Hérémence3.1 km E -
Glacier du Pleureur Natural site, Hérémence1.8 km N
Sources & licences
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