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Natural site

Glacier des Ecoulaies

Located in Hérémence, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°02′42″ N 7°21′55″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Ecoulaies Glacier des Ecoulaies
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,970 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Val de Bagnes
5.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport96 km
BRN Bern Airport97 km

About Glacier des Ecoulaies

Glacier des Ecoulaies is a natural site. Location: Hérémence, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Bivouac and Glacier des Ecoulaies.

Climate of Glacier des Ecoulaies

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 des Ecoulaies
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°8°9°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°1°2°-1°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Glacier des Ecoulaies

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 96 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 77 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnorth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 96 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 161 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 169 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier des Ecoulaies

Within 100 km: 113 historic and cultural sites, 4,498 natural sites, 552 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km637 places

  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 23 kmW
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 16 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km2,114 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 58 kmNW
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 58 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 46 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 26 kmNW

60–100 km2,412 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 79 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 75 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 88 kmNE

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