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Natural site

Glacier des Angroniettes

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°51′48″ N 7°06′31″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Angroniettes Glacier des Angroniettes
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,661 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Plan-de-la-Chaux
4.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport79 km
TRN Turin Airport85 km

About Glacier des Angroniettes

Glacier des Angroniettes is a natural site. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Grand Golliat and Aiguille des Sasses.

Climate of Glacier des Angroniettes

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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 des Angroniettes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°6°9°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-4°0°3°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Glacier des Angroniettes

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (85 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 81 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 79 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 85 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 88 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 133 kmsouthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 174 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier des Angroniettes

Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 3,776 natural sites, 437 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km396 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 20 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 23 kmNE
  • Lac du Dru Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km1,636 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 35 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 47 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 29 kmNW
  • Arnensee Lake 59 kmN

60–100 km2,305 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 66 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 93 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 90 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 85 kmNE

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