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Natural site

Glacier de la Ruinette

Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°58′24″ N 7°24′06″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Ruinette Glacier de la Ruinette
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,455 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mauvoisin
5.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport88 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport101 km

About Glacier de la Ruinette

Glacier de la Ruinette is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include La Ruinette and Glacier de Lire Rose.

Climate of Glacier de la Ruinette

This month · November

A wet month

Day -7° · Night -12° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
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 la Ruinette
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-11°-10°-8°-3°1°4°5°2°-2°-7°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-15°-14°-9°-5°-2°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)9694989593776877729410697

How to get to Glacier de la Ruinette

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 85 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 88 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 101 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 85 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 100 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 177 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Ruinette

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 4,417 natural sites, 529 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km597 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 24 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 19 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 3 kmSW
  • Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 25 kmN

25–60 km1,941 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 44 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 33 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km2,492 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 85 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 85 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 81 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes
    5.6 km NW
  • Evolène Municipality, Hérens District
    12 km NE
  • Bionaz Municipality, Province of Aosta
    11 km S
  • Brecholey Village, Val de Bagnes
    8.5 km NW
  • Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District
    13 km N
  • Fionnay Village, Val de Bagnes
    9.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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