Glacier du Croissant
Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°56′11″ N 7°18′39″ E
- Elevation
- 3,569 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport86 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport94 km
About Glacier du Croissant
Glacier du Croissant is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Combin de la Tsessette and Aiguille du Croissant.
Photos of Glacier du Croissant
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Mont Vélan Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Combin de Corbassière Ne9218 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Avril Olivier Bruchez from Lausanne, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glacier du Croissant
This month · November
A wet month
Day -8° · Night -13° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- 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) | -11° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -16° | -14° | -10° | -6° | -3° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 95 | 90 | 121 | 141 | 133 |
How to get to Glacier du Croissant
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 83 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 86 kmsouth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 94 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 99 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 83 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 95 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 150 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 176 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Croissant
Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 4,199 natural sites, 479 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km593 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 20 kmW
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 24 kmN
- Lac de la Breye Lake 24 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 6 kmE
25–60 km1,787 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 52 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 32 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 39 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 58 kmNE
60–100 km2,405 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 65 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Municipality, Entremont District7.8 km W
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre Village, Bourg-Saint-Pierre8.1 km W
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Vaud Village, Ollomont8.1 km S
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Ollomont Municipality, Province of Aosta9.6 km S
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Barliard Village, Ollomont7.8 km S
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Liddes Municipality, Entremont District11 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Combin de la Tsessette Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.7 km N
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Aiguille du Croissant Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.9 km NW
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Grand Combin Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.9 km W
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Glacier de la Tsessette Natural site, Val de Bagnes0.9 km NE
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Glacier de la Tsessette Natural site, Val de Bagnes0.9 km N
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Tour de Boussine Mountain, Val de Bagnes1 km E
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Mur de la Côte Natural site, Val de Bagnes1 km NW
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Le Corridor Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.3 km NW
More nature in Switzerland
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Combin de Corbassière Mountain, Val de Bagnes5.1 km NW
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Combin de Valsorey Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.6 km W
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Mulets de la Tsessette Mountain, Val de Bagnes1.8 km N
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Glacier du Grand Combin Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.6 km N
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Glacier du Mont Durand Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.9 km SE
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Glacier de la Tsessette Natural site, Val de Bagnes1.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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