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Glacier du Mont Collon

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 45°58′19″ N 7°29′22″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Mont Collon Glacier du Mont Collon
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,105 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arolla
6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport87 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport103 km

About Glacier du Mont Collon

Glacier du Mont Collon is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Petit Mont Collon and Le Chancelier.

Climate of Glacier du Mont Collon

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
November (106 mm)
Driest month
July (68 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 du Mont Collon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-8°-6°-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)9694989593776877729410697

How to get to Glacier du Mont Collon

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 90 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 87 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 103 kmeast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 105 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 90 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 107 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 164 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 175 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glacier du Mont Collon

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 4,520 natural sites, 534 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km587 places

  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 9 kmW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 23 kmE
  • Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km2,026 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 37 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 38 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 40 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km2,517 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 83 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 90 kmNE

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