Glacier des Petoudes
Located in Trient, Martigny District Coordinates: 46°00′38″ N 7°00′35″ E
- Elevation
- 2,706 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 Petoudes
Glacier des Petoudes is a natural site. Location: Trient, Martigny District. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Glacier des Petoudes and Croix des Berons.
Climate of Glacier des Petoudes
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 120 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- 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) | -8° | -7° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -12° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -11° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 116 | 94 | 90 | 99 | 106 | 90 | 93 | 84 | 107 | 120 | 124 |
How to get to Glacier des Petoudes
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, 63 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 97 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 63 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 70 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 110 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 137 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 157 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier des Petoudes
Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 3,887 natural sites, 487 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km664 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 11 kmNW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 5 kmE
25–60 km1,530 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 49 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 34 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 45 kmN
- Lauenensee Lake 49 kmNE
60–100 km2,313 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 77 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Trient Village, Trient5.4 km N
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Martigny-Combe Municipality, Martigny District6.9 km N
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Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville6.5 km NW
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Orsières Municipality, Entremont District8.3 km SE
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Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine6.5 km NW
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Martigny-Combe Village, Martigny-Combe8.2 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glacier des Petoudes Natural site, Trient0.3 km NE
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Croix des Berons Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes1.3 km W
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Glacier des Grands Natural site, Trient0.8 km SW
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Le Pissoir Mountain, Trient1.1 km S
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Col du Midi Mountain, Trient1.2 km S
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Aiguille du Genépi Mountain, Chamonix1.3 km SW
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Glacier du Trient Natural site, Trient1.3 km E
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Aiguille du Pissoir Mountain, Trient1.5 km S
Sources & licences
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