Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges
Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°03′30″ N 7°26′30″ E
- Elevation
- 3,225 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport95 km
- TRN Turin Airport97 km
About Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges
Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Aiguilles Rouges and Glacier de Darbonneire.
Photos of Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges
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Rosablanche Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0 -
Mont Blanc de Cheilon 4000er · Public domain -
Le Pleureur Olivier Bruchez · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 118 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -10° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 7° | 4° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -12° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 80 | 87 | 79 | 103 | 118 | 113 |
How to get to Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 95 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 80 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnorth
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 97 kmsouth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 105 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 80 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 101 kmwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 166 kmsouthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 167 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges
Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 4,692 natural sites, 563 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km629 places
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 23 kmNW
- Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 15 kmN
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 12 kmNW
- Le Louché Lake 25 kmN
25–60 km2,259 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 54 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 40 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 30 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 30 kmNW
60–100 km2,459 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 75 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 71 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 83 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District4.9 km NW
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La Gouille Village, Evolène3.8 km E
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Evolène Village, Evolène7.4 km NE
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La Monta Village, Evolène4.5 km SE
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Arolla Village, Evolène4.9 km SE
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Ausserholligen Neighbourhood, Hérémence4.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguilles Rouges Mountain, Valais0.7 km SW
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Glacier de Darbonneire Natural site, Hérémence0.9 km W
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Pointe de Darbonneire Mountain, Hérémence1 km NW
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Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges Natural site, Evolène1 km S
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Glacier de Darbonneire Natural site, Hérémence1.4 km SW
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Mont des Ritses Mountain, Evolène1.8 km E
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Mont de l'Etoile Mountain, Evolène1.9 km N
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Glacier de Vouasson Natural site, Evolène1.7 km N
Sources & licences
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