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Lac Blanc

2,378 m7,802 ft

Max depth: 10 m
Tonight: -8°CSnow · Wind 8 km/h SW

Lac Blanc is a lake at 2,378 m above sea level in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

All facts

Surface elevation: 2,378 m

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Surface

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Lac Blanc terrain and contours

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Lac Blanc elevation profile

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Weather

Lac Blanc weather

Tonight · Snow · -8°C (18°F) · 3.4 mm · Wind 8 km/h SW

Lac Blanc forecast for about 2,378 m.

Tonight-8°3.4 mm8 km/h SW
Today-8°-4°12.3 mm8 km/h S
Sun-8°2°17.2 mm7 km/h SW
Mon-5°5°–3 km/h W
Tue0°8°–2 km/h S
Wed-3°4°–2 km/h SE
Thu-2°6°–1 km/h SE
Fri-2°5°–3 km/h NW
Sat-3°4°3.7 mm3 km/h S
Sun-3°-1°3.7 mm4 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lac Blanc

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lac Blanc, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest hut
Refuge du Lac Blanc
0.2 km ESE · +2 more within 2.8 km
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Nearest campsite
Bivouac Chéserys
0.5 km E · +2 more within 3.3 km
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Nearest parking
2.4 km SE
+2 more within 2.6 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
Refuge du Lac BlancHut	0.2 km ESE
Bivouac ChéserysCampsite	0.5 km E
Parking	2.4 km SE
Parking	2.5 km ESE
La FlégèreHut	2.5 km S
Parking	2.6 km ESE
Refuge de la Pierre à BérardHut	2.8 km NW
Camping du Glacier D'ArgentiereCampsite	2.9 km ESE
BoerneCampsite	3.3 km ENE

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

12.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

39.2%

Steep, 30–45°

38.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

10.3%

Steeper than 30°: 48.6% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 1,739 m low point 1,177 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 32.1%Bare rock / sparse 27.3%Moss & lichen 14.9%Trees 13.9%Snow & ice 10.7%Built-up 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2 km of Lac Blanc.

Summit list 7

1Aiguille des Chamois2,902 m 1.1 km N
2Aiguille de la Perséverance2,901 m 1.1 km N
3Aiguille Martin2,887 m 1.1 km N
4Arête Plate2,870 m 1.1 km NW
5Aiguille de la Tête Plate2,944 m 1.2 km WNW
6Aiguille de l'Encrenaz2,887 m 1.2 km N
7Aiguille du Belvédère2,965 m 1.6 km WNW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 185 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Alpine Ibex135
Alpine Newt46
Yellow-billed Chough34
Rusty-leaved Alpenrose30
Globe-headed Rampion27
Bearded Bellflower24

Where it sits

Where Lac Blanc sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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Lac Blanc

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