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Natural site

Glacier du Mont Ruan

Located in Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°07′43″ N 6°54′32″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Mont Ruan Glacier du Mont Ruan
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,772 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Salvan
4.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport63 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport67 km

About Glacier du Mont Ruan

Glacier du Mont Ruan is a natural site. Location: Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Mont Ruan and Tour Sallière.

Climate of Glacier du Mont Ruan

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
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 du Mont Ruan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°2°6°9°10°6°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-9°-5°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)160160143138140129111116110145172174

How to get to Glacier du Mont Ruan

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 48 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 63 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 67 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 48 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 60 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 142 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Mont Ruan

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 3,849 natural sites, 507 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km585 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 15 kmE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 5 kmS
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 15 kmE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,548 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 35 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 48 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 29 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 37 kmNE

60–100 km2,365 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 88 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Salvan Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    4.4 km SE
  • Champéry Municipality, Monthey District
    5.9 km NW
  • Champéry Village, Champéry
    6.1 km NW
  • Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    6.8 km S
  • Val-d'Illiez Municipality, Monthey District
    8.4 km N
  • Finhaut Village, Finhaut
    7.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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