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Natural site

Glacier des Ecoulaies

Located in Hérémence, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°02′57″ N 7°22′10″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Ecoulaies Glacier des Ecoulaies
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,852 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Val de Bagnes
6.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport96 km
TRN Turin Airport97 km

About Glacier des Ecoulaies

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

Climate of Glacier des Ecoulaies

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
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)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°5°9°9°6°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Glacier des Ecoulaies

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 96 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 77 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 96 kmnorth
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 97 kmsouth
  • 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 100 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 161 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 168 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier des Ecoulaies

Within 100 km: 114 historic and cultural sites, 4,522 natural sites, 554 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km627 places

  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 24 kmW
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 15 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km2,136 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 57 kmNW
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 57 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 46 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 26 kmNW

60–100 km2,427 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 87 kmNE

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