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Natural site

Glacier de Bocheresse

Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°59′15″ N 7°19′28″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Bocheresse Glacier de Bocheresse
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,789 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mauvoisin
2.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport91 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport95 km

About Glacier de Bocheresse

Glacier de Bocheresse is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de Bocheresse and Tavé des Chasseurs.

Climate of Glacier de Bocheresse

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (141 mm)
Driest month
July (86 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
Climate of Glacier de Bocheresse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-6°-4°2°5°9°10°6°2°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)12812512512211899869590121141133

How to get to Glacier de Bocheresse

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 79 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 91 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 95 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 94 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 107 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 172 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Bocheresse

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 4,328 natural sites, 516 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km635 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 20 kmW
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 22 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km1,880 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 50 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 28 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 53 kmNE

60–100 km2,435 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 86 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes
    2.2 km NE
  • Brecholey Village, Val de Bagnes
    4.1 km N
  • Fionnay Village, Val de Bagnes
    5.1 km N
  • Plan Pro Village, Val de Bagnes
    6 km NW
  • Liddes Municipality, Entremont District
    11 km W
  • Liddes Village, Liddes
    11 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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