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Natural site

Glacier de Saleina

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°58′09″ N 7°02′25″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Saleina Glacier de Saleina
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,879 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Fouly
6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport73 km
GVA Geneva International Airport78 km

About Glacier de Saleina

Glacier de Saleina is a natural site. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Grande Lui and Aiguilles Dorées.

Climate of Glacier de Saleina

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
November (164 mm)
Driest month
July (99 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 Saleina
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°4°8°9°5°1°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Glacier de Saleina

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (78 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 73 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 97 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 74 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 162 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Saleina

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,871 natural sites, 484 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km624 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 16 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 24 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 4 kmNE

25–60 km1,536 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 54 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 49 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 52 kmNE

60–100 km2,325 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 95 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 81 kmN

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