Glacier de la Fenive, Salvan — Elevation and map

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 (64 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de la Finive and Oeil de Boeuf.

Photos of Glacier de la Fenive

Tour Sallière Champer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Grand-Perron Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont Ruan Svp59 · Public domain
Mont Buet Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0
Aiguille de Mesure Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier de la Fenive

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: August (day 12°)
Coldest month: January (night -11°)
Wettest month: December (174 mm)
Driest month: September (110 mm)

-5° -11°

-4° -10°

-1° -8°

4° -3°

8° 0°

11° 3°

12° 4°

8° 1°

4° -2°

-1° -7°

-4° -9°

Jan

160

Feb

160

Mar

143

Apr

138

May

140

Jun

129

Jul

111

Aug

116

Sep

110

Oct

145

Nov

172

Dec

174

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	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-5°	-5°	-4°	-1°	4°	8°	11°	12°	8°	4°	-1°	-4°
Average low (°C)	-11°	-11°	-10°	-8°	-3°	0°	3°	4°	1°	-2°	-7°	-9°
Precipitation (mm)	160	160	143	138	140	129	111	116	110	145	172	174

How to get to Glacier de la Fenive

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 53 km to the north.

Airports

Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 64 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 kmnorth
Geneva Population: 201.7K 60 kmwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmnortheast
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
Besançon Population: 128.4K 147 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Fenive

Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 3,795 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km563 places

Lac de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
Lac d'Émosson Lake 2 kmNE
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
Lac d'Orny Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,501 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 41 kmN
Lake Leman Lake 52 kmNW
Lac de Derborence Lake 34 kmNE
Arnensee Lake 43 kmNE

60–100 km2,367 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
Ile d'Ogoz Island 71 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
2.6 km E
Barberine Village, Salvan
2.3 km NE
Emosson Village, Finhaut
1.6 km SE
Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
5.2 km SE
Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine
5.2 km SE
Finhaut Village, Finhaut
6.2 km E

Glacier de la Fenive

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pointe de la Finive Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
0.5 km W
Oeil de Boeuf Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
0.4 km S
Pointe des Cavales Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1.3 km W
Tête à Lugon Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
0.7 km S
Glacier de la Fenive Natural site, Salvan
0.7 km N
Tête des Gouilles Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1 km S
Tête des Pelottes Mountain, Salvan
1.1 km NE
La Veudale Mountain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1.8 km S