Glacier du Dolent
Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°55′11″ N 7°03′36″ E
- Elevation
- 2,880 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport75 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport82 km
About Glacier du Dolent
Glacier du Dolent is a natural site. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Mont Dolent and Glacier du Dolent.
Photos of Glacier du Dolent
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Mont Dolent Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 -
Aiguille du Moine Michmuch38 · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr -
Aiguille du Chardonnet O.Taris · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Glacier du Dolent
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Glacier du Dolent
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (82 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 74 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 75 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 82 kmnorthwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 92 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 74 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 77 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 133 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 168 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Dolent
Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 3,824 natural sites, 465 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km496 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 22 kmNW
- Lac d'Orny Lake 9 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 13 kmN
- Lac du Dru Lake 12 kmN
25–60 km1,615 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 29 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 42 kmN
- Arnensee Lake 54 kmN
60–100 km2,301 places
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 98 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 87 kmN
- Lake Thun Lake 100 kmNE
- Schwarzsee Lake 85 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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La Fouly Village, Orsières3.3 km NE -
Ferret Village, Orsières3.6 km E
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Plan-de-la-Chaux Village, Orsières6.5 km SE
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Liddes Municipality, Entremont District12 km NE
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Le Rivers Village, Orsières8.8 km NE
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Municipality, Entremont District12 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Dolent Mountain, Switzerland1.1 km W
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Glacier du Dolent Natural site, Orsières0.8 km NW
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Pointe Allobrogia Mountain, Orsières1.2 km S
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La Maye Mountain, Orsières1.5 km NE
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Punta del Domino Mountain, Aosta Valley2.3 km W
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Glacier de l'A Neuve Natural site, Orsières1.9 km N
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Cretté de la Perche Mountain, Orsières2.1 km SE
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Cretté de la Gouille Mountain, Orsières2.3 km E
Sources & licences
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