Glacier de la Chaux
Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°04′30″ N 7°18′08″ E
- Elevation
- 2,858 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport94 km
- BRN Bern Airport94 km
About Glacier de la Chaux
Glacier de la Chaux is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Bec des Rosses and Mont Fort.
Photos of Glacier de la Chaux
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Rosablanche Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0 -
Mont Fort Norbert Aepli, Switzerland · CC BY 2.5
Climate of Glacier de la Chaux
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- December (138 mm)
- Driest month
- September (90 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) | -8° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 129 | 113 | 110 | 114 | 108 | 92 | 99 | 90 | 119 | 137 | 138 |
How to get to Glacier de la Chaux
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 94 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 71 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 94 kmwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 95 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 71 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 90 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 159 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 163 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de la Chaux
Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 4,455 natural sites, 551 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km739 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 24 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmNW
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 20 kmN
25–60 km2,014 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmNW
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 57 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 51 kmE
- Daubensee Lake 45 kmNE
60–100 km2,376 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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La Perreyre Village, Val de Bagnes1.8 km SW
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Bagnes Town, Val de Bagnes6.7 km W
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Verbier Village, Val de Bagnes6.5 km NW
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Le Planchamp (Lourtier) Village, Val de Bagnes3.8 km SW
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Lourtier Village, Val de Bagnes4 km SW
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Sarreyer Village, Val de Bagnes4.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bec des Rosses Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.4 km SW
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Mont Fort Mountain, Nendaz1.4 km NE
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Becca d'Agè Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.9 km SE
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Glacier de Tortin Natural site, Nendaz1.1 km NE
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Bec Termin Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.3 km S
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Petit Mont Fort Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.8 km E
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Monts de Sion Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.5 km W
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Glacier des Louettes Econdouè Natural site, Nendaz1.6 km N
Sources & licences
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