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Natural site

Glacier des Ottans

Located in Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°07′46″ N 6°53′02″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Ottans Glacier des Ottans
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,202 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Champéry
4.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport61 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport65 km

About Glacier des Ottans

Glacier des Ottans is a natural site. Location: Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Glacier des Ottans and Mont Ruan.

Climate of Glacier des Ottans

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
December (174 mm)
Driest month
September (110 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
Climate of Glacier des Ottans
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-2°1°6°10°13°14°10°6°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°2°5°6°3°0°-5°-8°
Precipitation (mm)160160143138140129111116110145172174

How to get to Glacier des Ottans

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 61 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 61 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 65 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 58 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 141 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier des Ottans

Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 3,804 natural sites, 508 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km577 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 17 kmE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 5 kmSE
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 17 kmE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,500 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 35 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 47 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 31 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 39 kmNE

60–100 km2,374 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Champéry Municipality, Monthey District
    4.4 km NW
  • Champéry Village, Champéry
    5.2 km N
  • Salvan Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    6.3 km E
  • Val-d'Illiez Municipality, Monthey District
    8.2 km N
  • Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    7.6 km SE
  • Barme Village, Champéry
    4.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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