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Natural site

Glacier de Crête Sèche

Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°54′22″ N 7°22′29″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Crête Sèche Glacier de Crête Sèche
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,968 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bionaz
5.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport81 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport99 km

About Glacier de Crête Sèche

Glacier de Crête Sèche is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Glacier de Fenêtre and Pointe d'Ayace.

Climate of Glacier de Crête Sèche

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
November (106 mm)
Driest month
July (68 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 Crête Sèche
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-11°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)9694989593776877729410697

How to get to Glacier de Crête Sèche

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 89 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 81 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 99 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 105 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 101 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 116 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 153 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 182 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Crête Sèche

Within 100 km: 97 historic and cultural sites, 4,239 natural sites, 478 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km507 places

  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 5 kmN
  • Grand Lé Lake 17 kmW
  • Lac de Champex Lake 24 kmNW
  • Lac des Dix Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km1,813 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 48 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 37 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 43 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 59 kmN

60–100 km2,494 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmN
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bionaz Municipality, Province of Aosta
    5.2 km SE
  • Dzovennoz Village, Bionaz
    4.8 km SE
  • Chez Les Merloz Village, Bionaz
    4.7 km SE
  • Balmes Village, Bionaz
    5.1 km S
  • Oyace Municipality, Province of Aosta
    6.1 km S
  • Perquis Village, Bionaz
    5.1 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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