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Natural site

Glacier du Grand Cornier

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°02′44″ N 7°37′36″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Grand Cornier Glacier du Grand Cornier
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,116 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evolène
9.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport94 km
BRN Bern Airport97 km

About Glacier du Grand Cornier

Glacier du Grand Cornier is a natural site. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Arête des Quatre Ânes and Grand Cornier.

Climate of Glacier du Grand Cornier

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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
Climate of Glacier du Grand Cornier
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-9°-8°-6°-1°3°7°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-12°-7°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier du Grand Cornier

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 94 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) 94 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnorth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 116 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 163 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 168 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier du Grand Cornier

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 5,054 natural sites, 616 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km713 places

  • Illsee Lake 24 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 23 kmNW
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 24 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km2,156 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 51 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 26 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 44 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km2,885 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Evolène Municipality, Hérens District
    9.1 km W
  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    9.9 km E
  • Zermatt Municipality, Visp District
    12 km SE
  • Stafel Village, Zermatt
    6.6 km SE
  • Barma Village, Anniviers
    8.9 km N
  • Prafleuri Village, Evolène
    7.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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