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Natural site

Glacier de la Tsessette

Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°56′18″ N 7°20′10″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Tsessette Glacier de la Tsessette
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,102 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mauvoisin
7.2 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport86 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport96 km

About Glacier de la Tsessette

Glacier de la Tsessette is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Tour de Boussine and Glacier de la Tsessette.

Climate of Glacier de la Tsessette

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 Tsessette
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-6°-1°3°7°8°4°0°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-7°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)9694989593776877729410697

How to get to Glacier de la Tsessette

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 84 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 86 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 96 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 101 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 97 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 152 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 177 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Tsessette

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 4,247 natural sites, 493 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km595 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 22 kmW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 4 kmNE
  • Grand Lé Lake 15 kmW

25–60 km1,817 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 50 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 33 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 39 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 57 kmN

60–100 km2,433 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 90 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 90 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 86 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 99 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes
    7.2 km N
  • Bourg-Saint-Pierre Municipality, Entremont District
    9.8 km W
  • Bionaz Municipality, Province of Aosta
    9.9 km SE
  • Vaud Village, Ollomont
    8.7 km S
  • Dzovennoz Village, Bionaz
    9.4 km SE
  • Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta
    10 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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