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Natural site

Glacier de la Fenive

Located in Salvan, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°04′48″ N 6°53′50″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de la Fenive Glacier de la Fenive
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,195 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Finhaut
2.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport63 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport64 km

About Glacier de la Fenive

Glacier de la Fenive is a natural site. Location: Salvan, Saint-Maurice District. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de la Finive and Oeil de Boeuf.

Climate of Glacier de la Fenive

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 de la Fenive
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 de la Fenive

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 53 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 63 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 64 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 60 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Fenive

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 3,801 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km567 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 1 kmNE
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,494 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 40 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 52 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 42 kmNE

60–100 km2,379 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    2.9 km SE
  • Barberine Village, Salvan
    2 km NE
  • Emosson Village, Finhaut
    2.1 km SE
  • Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    5.8 km SE
  • Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine
    5.8 km SE
  • Finhaut Village, Finhaut
    6.3 km E

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