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Natural site

Glacier de la Mitre

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 45°58′18″ N 7°30′35″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Mitre Glacier de la Mitre
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,161 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arolla
6.3 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport86 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport102 km

About Glacier de la Mitre

Glacier de la Mitre is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Le Chancelier and Mont Collon.

Climate of Glacier de la Mitre

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
November (90 mm)
Driest month
July (61 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).

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Climate of Glacier de la Mitre
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-9°-8°-6°-1°3°6°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-14°-12°-7°-4°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)807785858470617066859080

How to get to Glacier de la Mitre

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 91 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 86 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 102 kmeast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 105 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 109 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 166 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 174 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Mitre

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 4,560 natural sites, 534 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km589 places

  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 23 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 10 kmW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 21 kmE
  • Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km2,012 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 36 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 40 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km2,569 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 90 kmNE

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