Glacier des Bouquetins
Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 45°58′55″ N 7°32′15″ E
- Elevation
- 3,108 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport87 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport100 km
About Glacier des Bouquetins
Glacier des Bouquetins is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Dents des Bouquetins Sud and Petit Bouquetin.
Photos of Glacier des Bouquetins
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Tête Blanche Jackph · Public domain -
Punta Lioy Manuel Conrad · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Punta Margherita SteGrifo27 · CC BY 3.0 -
Punta Carrel Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Tour de Créton SteGrifo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Glacier des Bouquetins
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -5° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 7° | 4° | 0° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -7° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 77 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 70 | 61 | 70 | 66 | 85 | 90 | 80 |
How to get to Glacier des Bouquetins
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 92 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 87 kmsouth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 100 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 104 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 92 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 110 kmwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 168 kmsouthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 172 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier des Bouquetins
Within 100 km: 81 historic and cultural sites, 4,646 natural sites, 549 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km606 places
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 23 kmNW
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 13 kmW
- Gornergratsee Lake 19 kmE
- Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 23 kmN
25–60 km2,011 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 59 kmN
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 33 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 41 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNW
60–100 km2,659 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 81 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 77 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 88 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Arolla Village, Evolène6.4 km NW
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La Monta Village, Evolène6.8 km NW
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Breuil-Cervinia Village, Valtournenche9 km SE
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Lago Bleu Village, Valtournenche9 km SE
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La Gouille Village, Evolène8.8 km NW
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Les Perreres Centrale Village, Valtournenche10 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dents des Bouquetins Sud Mountain, Aosta Valley0.6 km SE
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Petit Bouquetin Mountain, Bionaz0.6 km SE
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Dents des Bouquetins Central Mountain, Evolène0.6 km E
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Pointe Barnes Mountain, Aosta Valley0.7 km SE
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Bouquetins Mountain, Evolène0.6 km E
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Grand Bouquetin Mountain, Valais0.7 km E
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Glacier des Bouquetins Natural site, Evolène0.6 km S
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Dents des Bouquetins Nord Mountain, Evolène0.8 km NE
More nature in Switzerland
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Tête Blanche Mountain, Evolène3 km E
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Dents de Bertol Mountain, Evolène1.7 km N
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Tête de Chavannes Mountain, Evolène2.2 km E
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Mont Collon Mountain, Evolène2.4 km W
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Haut Glacier d'Arolla Natural site, Evolène1.9 km SW
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Crête du Plan Mountain, Evolène2.6 km N
Sources & licences
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