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Natural site

Glacier du Brenay

Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°57′30″ N 7°25′29″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Brenay Glacier du Brenay
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,309 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bionaz
9.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport86 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport103 km

About Glacier du Brenay

Glacier du Brenay is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Pointe des Portons and Pointe de la Petite Lire.

Climate of Glacier du Brenay

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 du Brenay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°2°5°6°3°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-15°-13°-8°-5°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)9694989593776877729410697

How to get to Glacier du Brenay

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 87 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 86 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 103 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 103 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 110 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 178 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier du Brenay

Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 4,414 natural sites, 522 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km577 places

  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 21 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 3 kmW
  • Grand Lé Lake 22 kmW
  • Lac des Dix Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km1,946 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 42 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 35 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 39 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 53 kmN

60–100 km2,495 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 86 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 94 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bionaz Municipality, Province of Aosta
    9.4 km S
  • Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes
    8.1 km NW
  • Evolène Municipality, Hérens District
    12 km NE
  • Lo Vianoz Village, Bionaz
    9.3 km S
  • Dzovennoz Village, Bionaz
    10 km S
  • Bionaz Village, Bionaz
    9.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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