- Elevation
- 4,357 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport93 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport98 km
About Dent Blanche
Dent Blanche is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 4,357 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Grand Gendarme and Arête des Quatre Ânes.
Climate of Dent Blanche
This month · November
A cold month
Day -13° · Night -18° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day -1°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -22°)
- Wettest month
- November (87 mm)
- Driest month
- July (63 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) | -17° | -17° | -16° | -14° | -9° | -5° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Average low (°C) | -22° | -22° | -21° | -20° | -15° | -11° | -8° | -7° | -10° | -13° | -18° | -20° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 77 | 81 | 77 | 78 | 69 | 63 | 70 | 64 | 78 | 87 | 80 |
How to get to Dent Blanche
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 93 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 93 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 93 kmsouth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 98 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 98 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 93 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 115 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 165 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 169 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grand Gendarme Mountain, Zermatt0.5 km S
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Arête des Quatre Ânes Mountain, Zermatt0.6 km E
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Glacier de la Dent Blanche Natural site, Evolène1.2 km NW
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Pointe de Zinal Mountain, Zermatt1.6 km SE
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Wandflue Mountain, Zermatt1.7 km S
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Rocs Rouges Mountain, Evolène1.8 km W
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Glacier des Manzettes Natural site, Evolène1.7 km SW
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Glacier du Grand Cornier Natural site, Anniviers1.7 km NE
More nature in Switzerland
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Ober Gabelhorn Mountain, Anniviers4.4 km E -
Zinalrothorn Mountain, Anniviers6.9 km NE -
Grand Cornier Mountain, Anniviers2 km N
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Glacier Durand Natural site, Anniviers2.7 km E
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Glacier des Bouquetins Natural site, Anniviers3 km N
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Weisshorn Mountain, Anniviers11 km NE
Sources & licences
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