Glacier de la Sâle
Located in Hérémence, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°01′43″ N 7°22′19″ E
- Elevation
- 3,266 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport95 km
- BRN Bern Airport99 km
About Glacier de la Sâle
Glacier de la Sâle is a natural site. Location: Hérémence, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Le Pleureur and Pointe du Vasevay.
Photos of Glacier de la Sâle
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Rosablanche Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0 -
Mont Blanc de Cheilon 4000er · Public domain -
Mont Fort Norbert Aepli, Switzerland · CC BY 2.5 -
La Ruinette Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Le Pleureur Olivier Bruchez · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Glacier de la Sâle
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 118 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- 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° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -16° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -7° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 80 | 87 | 79 | 103 | 118 | 113 |
How to get to Glacier de la Sâle
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 79 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 95 kmsouth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 99 kmnorth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 99 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 79 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 97 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 160 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 171 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de la Sâle
Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 4,465 natural sites, 544 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km610 places
- Lac d'Orny Lake 24 kmW
- Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 17 kmN
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 13 kmN
- Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 8 kmS
25–60 km2,092 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmNW
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 59 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 46 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 27 kmNW
60–100 km2,410 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 80 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 76 kmNE
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Val de Bagnes Municipality, Entremont District5.4 km SW
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Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes3.7 km SW
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Brecholey Village, Val de Bagnes4 km W
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Fionnay Village, Val de Bagnes4.9 km W
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Ausserholligen Neighbourhood, Hérémence6.5 km N
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Evolène Municipality, Hérens District11 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Le Pleureur Mountain, Hérémence1.4 km S
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Pointe du Vasevay Mountain, Hérémence0.6 km NW
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La Sâle Mountain, Val de Bagnes0.6 km S
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Glacier des Pantalons Blancs Natural site, Hérémence0.6 km NW
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Glacier du Liapey Natural site, Hérémence0.6 km NE
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Pointe des Chamois Mountain, Hérémence0.9 km NW
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Glacier de l'En Darrey Natural site, Hérémence0.9 km SE
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Glacier des Pantalons Blancs Natural site, Hérémence1 km N
More nature in Switzerland
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Rosablanche Mountain, Hérémence3.8 km N -
Mont Blanc de Cheilon Mountain, Hérémence5.3 km SE
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Bivouac Mountain, Hérémence1.3 km N
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Rochers du Bouc Mountain, Hérémence1.6 km N
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Glacier du Pleureur Natural site, Hérémence1.1 km S
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Les Clochers Mountain, Hérémence1.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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