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Natural site

Glacier de Montay

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°02′28″ N 7°31′53″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Montay Glacier de Montay
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,974 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Gouille
3.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport94 km
BRN Bern Airport97 km

About Glacier de Montay

Glacier de Montay is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Pointe des Genevois and Blanche de Perroc.

Climate of Glacier de Montay

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · 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 Montay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-11°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier de Montay

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 94 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) 94 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnorth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 109 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 167 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 169 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier de Montay

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 4,817 natural sites, 584 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km677 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 20 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 15 kmSW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km2,193 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 53 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 33 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 37 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 36 kmNW

60–100 km2,615 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 82 kmNE

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