Glacier des Follâts
Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°59′04″ N 7°16′36″ E
- Elevation
- 3,329 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport92 km
- TRN Turin Airport92 km
About Glacier des Follâts
Glacier des Follâts is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Combin de Corbassière and Les Follats.
Photos of Glacier des Follâts
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Mont Rogneux Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0 -
Combin de Corbassière Ne9218 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Le Pleureur Olivier Bruchez · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glacier des Follâts
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -16° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -5° | -2° | -1° | -3° | -7° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Glacier des Follâts
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 92 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (92 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 77 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 92 kmwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 92 kmsouth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 95 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 77 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 91 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 151 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 170 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier des Follâts
Within 100 km: 110 historic and cultural sites, 4,248 natural sites, 503 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km632 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmW
- Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 23 kmN
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 19 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 19 kmW
25–60 km1,845 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmNW
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 53 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 26 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmN
60–100 km2,384 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 88 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 84 kmNE
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 97 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Combin de Corbassière Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.8 km S
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Les Follats Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.6 km NW
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Petit Combin Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.7 km W
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Glacier Pendant Natural site, Liddes1.2 km W
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Aiguilles de Boveire Mountain, Liddes1.3 km SW
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Glacier du Petit Combin Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.2 km NW
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Les Avouillons Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.7 km N
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Glacier de Corbassière Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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