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Natural site

Glacier de l'Aiguille

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°01′07″ N 7°31′48″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de l'Aiguille Glacier de l'Aiguille
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,239 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arolla
3.7 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport91 km
BRN Bern Airport99 km

About Glacier de l'Aiguille

Glacier de l'Aiguille is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Ptes. des Douves Blanches and Aiguille de la Tsa.

Climate of Glacier de l'Aiguille

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 l'Aiguille
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-9°-7°-1°2°6°7°3°-1°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-8°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier de l'Aiguille

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 89 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 91 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 99 kmnorth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 103 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 109 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 169 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 170 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de l'Aiguille

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 4,747 natural sites, 572 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km646 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 22 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 19 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 14 kmSW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km2,136 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 33 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 38 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 38 kmNW

60–100 km2,617 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 73 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 84 kmNE

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