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Natural site

Glacier des Bouquetins

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°03′37″ N 7°37′10″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Bouquetins Glacier des Bouquetins
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,980 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evolène
8.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport95 km
TRN Turin Airport96 km

About Glacier des Bouquetins

Glacier des Bouquetins is a natural site. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Grand Cornier and Glacier de Zinal.

Climate of Glacier des Bouquetins

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
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).

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Climate of Glacier des Bouquetins
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-11°-6°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier des Bouquetins

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 95 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 91 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnorth
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 115 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 162 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 167 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier des Bouquetins

Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 5,120 natural sites, 621 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km733 places

  • Innersts Seewji Lake 25 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 22 kmN
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 24 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km2,198 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 49 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 26 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 43 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 39 kmNW

60–100 km2,899 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 67 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Evolène Municipality, Hérens District
    8.6 km W
  • Barma Village, Anniviers
    7.3 km N
  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    11 km SE
  • Zermatt Municipality, Visp District
    13 km SE
  • Prafleuri Village, Evolène
    6.8 km W
  • Zinal Village, Anniviers
    8.2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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