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Natural site

Glacier des Manzettes

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°01′33″ N 7°35′39″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Manzettes Glacier des Manzettes
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,146 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Prafleuri
7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport92 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport98 km

About Glacier des Manzettes

Glacier des Manzettes is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Roc Noir and Les Manzettes.

Climate of Glacier des Manzettes

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 des Manzettes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°3°6°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-14°-12°-7°-4°0°1°-2°-5°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier des Manzettes

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 92 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) 92 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 98 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 99 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 114 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 166 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 170 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier des Manzettes

Within 100 km: 83 historic and cultural sites, 4,914 natural sites, 594 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km678 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 25 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 23 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 18 kmSW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 15 kmE

25–60 km2,113 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 54 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 28 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 42 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km2,800 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 82 kmN

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