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Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°02′58″ N 7°26′15″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,958 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hérémence
5.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport96 km
BRN Bern Airport96 km

About Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges

Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Aiguilles Rouges and Glacier de Darbonneire.

Climate of Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
November (118 mm)
Driest month
September (79 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 Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°1°4°8°9°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-13°-11°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 96 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 81 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 96 kmnorth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 105 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 101 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 166 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 168 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges

Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 4,668 natural sites, 554 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km619 places

  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 24 kmN
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 16 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 12 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 11 kmSW

25–60 km2,248 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 40 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 30 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 31 kmNW

60–100 km2,445 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 84 kmNE

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