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Glacier du Mont Miné

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°00′14″ N 7°33′08″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Mont Miné Glacier du Mont Miné
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,214 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arolla
5.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport90 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport100 km

About Glacier du Mont Miné

Glacier du Mont Miné is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Dents de Bertol and Tête Blanche.

Climate of Glacier du Mont Miné

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · 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 du Mont Miné
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°3°6°7°3°-1°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-8°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier du Mont Miné

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 90 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 91 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 90 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 100 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 101 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 111 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 170 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 170 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Mont Miné

Within 100 km: 81 historic and cultural sites, 4,746 natural sites, 573 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km640 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 25 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 14 kmW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 18 kmE

25–60 km2,076 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 57 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 32 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 40 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 40 kmNW

60–100 km2,684 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 85 kmN

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