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Natural site

Glacier du Dolent

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°55′32″ N 7°03′11″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Dolent Glacier du Dolent
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,248 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Fouly
3.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport74 km
GVA Geneva International Airport81 km

About Glacier du Dolent

Glacier du Dolent is a natural site. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Mont Dolent and Glacier du Dolent.

Climate of Glacier du Dolent

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 du Dolent
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°2°5°6°3°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-8°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Glacier du Dolent

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (81 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 73 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 74 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 81 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 133 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 167 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Dolent

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,825 natural sites, 466 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km501 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 9 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 12 kmN
  • Lac du Dru Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km1,617 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 28 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 53 kmN

60–100 km2,301 places

  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 98 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 86 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 100 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 84 kmN

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