Glacier du Besso
Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°04′17″ N 7°39′35″ E
- Elevation
- 3,202 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport94 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport96 km
About Glacier du Besso
Glacier du Besso is a natural site. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Blanc de Moming and Dôme.
Photos of Glacier du Besso
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Zinalrothorn Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Weisshorn Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Bishorn Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Ober Gabelhorn Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Glacier du Besso
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | -9° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 7° | 4° | -1° | -5° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -15° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -1° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -10° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 77 | 81 | 77 | 78 | 69 | 63 | 70 | 64 | 78 | 87 | 80 |
How to get to Glacier du Besso
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 94 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 93 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 96 kmsoutheast
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 97 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 93 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 118 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 159 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 165 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier du Besso
Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 5,239 natural sites, 633 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km708 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 24 kmE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 22 kmNE
- Illsee Lake 21 kmN
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 25 kmW
25–60 km2,286 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 48 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 45 kmW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNW
- Daubensee Lake 38 kmN
60–100 km2,971 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 68 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Blanc de Moming Mountain, Anniviers0.5 km NE
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Dôme Mountain, Anniviers0.6 km E
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Le Mammouth Mountain, Anniviers0.6 km S
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Besso Mountain, Anniviers0.7 km N
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Zinalrothorn Mountain, Anniviers2.5 km E
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Arête du Blanc Mountain, Anniviers1.3 km E
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Volermo Mountain, Anniviers1.5 km N
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Glacier du Mountet Natural site, Anniviers1.6 km SE
More nature in Switzerland
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Ober Gabelhorn Mountain, Anniviers3.7 km S
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Weisshorn Mountain, Anniviers5.5 km NE
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L'Epaule Mountain, Anniviers2.2 km E
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Glacier de Moming Natural site, Anniviers1.8 km NE
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Pointe du Mountet Mountain, Anniviers2.4 km SE
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Glacier de Zinal Natural site, Anniviers2 km W
Sources & licences
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