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Glacier de la Tsa

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°01′19″ N 7°30′49″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Tsa Glacier de la Tsa
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,952 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arolla
2.4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport92 km
BRN Bern Airport99 km

About Glacier de la Tsa

Glacier de la Tsa is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de la Tsa and Ptes. des Douves Blanches.

Climate of Glacier de la Tsa

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
July (63 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 Tsa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-8°-7°-5°1°4°8°8°5°1°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier de la Tsa

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 92 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) 92 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 99 kmnorth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 108 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 169 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 169 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Tsa

Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 4,723 natural sites, 565 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km640 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 21 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 13 kmSW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km2,145 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 35 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 37 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmNW

60–100 km2,580 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 73 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 85 kmNE

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