Glacier des Grands
Located in Trient, Martigny District Coordinates: 46°00′15″ N 7°00′12″ E
- Elevation
- 3,000 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport71 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport74 km
About Glacier des Grands
Glacier des Grands is a natural site. Location: Trient, Martigny District. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Croix des Berons and Aiguille du Genépi.
Climate of Glacier des Grands
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 120 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- December (124 mm)
- Driest month
- September (84 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) | -9° | -9° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -14° | -11° | -7° | -4° | -1° | -1° | -4° | -8° | -12° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 116 | 94 | 90 | 99 | 106 | 90 | 93 | 84 | 107 | 120 | 124 |
How to get to Glacier des Grands
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (74 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 64 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 71 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 74 kmwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 96 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 64 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 70 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 110 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 158 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Trient Village, Trient6 km N
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Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville6.4 km NW
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Martigny-Combe Municipality, Martigny District7.7 km N
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Orsières Municipality, Entremont District8.4 km SE
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Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine6.4 km NW
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Le Tour Village, Chamonix4.5 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Croix des Berons Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes0.8 km NW
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Aiguille du Genépi Mountain, Chamonix0.5 km S
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Col du Midi Mountain, Trient0.6 km SE
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Le Pissoir Mountain, Trient0.8 km SE
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Glacier des Petoudes Natural site, Trient0.8 km NE
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Aiguille du Pissoir Mountain, Trient0.9 km SE
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Pointe des Grands Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.1 km W
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Aiguille du Tour Mountain, Switzerland1.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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