Glacier Noir
Located in Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°07′55″ N 6°55′42″ E
- Elevation
- 2,599 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport64 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport68 km
About Glacier Noir
Glacier Noir is a natural site. Location: Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Tour Sallière and Le Dôme.
Photos of Glacier Noir
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Tour Sallière Champer · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mont Ruan Svp59 · Public domain -
Pointe des Cavales Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Oeil de Boeuf Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pointe de la Finive Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Glacier Noir
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 160 | 143 | 138 | 140 | 129 | 111 | 116 | 110 | 145 | 172 | 174 |
How to get to Glacier Noir
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 64 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 64 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 48 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnortheast
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 142 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 142 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier Noir
Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 3,897 natural sites, 507 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km601 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 14 kmE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 5 kmS
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 14 kmE
- Lac d'Orny Lake 18 kmSE
25–60 km1,564 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 34 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 49 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 28 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 36 kmNE
60–100 km2,381 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 64 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tour Sallière Mountain, Salvan0.6 km SW -
Le Dôme Mountain, Evionnaz0.5 km W
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L'Eglise Mountain, Evionnaz0.7 km NW
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L'Epaule Mountain, Salvan0.9 km S
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Glaciers de la Tour Sallière Natural site, Salvan0.9 km S
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Mont Ruan Mountain, Upper Savoy2.1 km SW
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Glaciers de la Tour Sallière Natural site, Salvan1 km S
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Pointe d'Aboillon Mountain, Salvan1.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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