Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Punta di Elgio

Located in Formazza, Verbania Coordinates: 46°27′31″ N 8°24′54″ E

Map showing the location of Punta di Elgio Punta di Elgio
Location in Italy
Elevation
2,837 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bedretto
6.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport63 km
BRN Bern Airport86 km

About Punta di Elgio

Punta di Elgio is a mountain. Location: Formazza, Verbania. Elevation: 2,837 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Helgenhorn and Rotentalhorn.

Climate of Punta di Elgio

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
August (111 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Punta di Elgio
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°0°5°8°8°6°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-12°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)8172891031081091071111021089782

How to get to Punta di Elgio

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 92 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 63 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 101 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 119 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 137 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 138 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Punta di Elgio

Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 6,964 natural sites, 879 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km904 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 10 kmE
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 24 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 8 kmE
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km3,430 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km3,669 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 95 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 89 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bedretto Municipality, Leventina District
    6.2 km NE
  • Canza Village, Formazza
    7.4 km S
  • Formazza Village, Formazza
    9.1 km S
  • Grovella I Village, Formazza
    8 km S
  • Obergoms Municipality, Goms District
    8.9 km N
  • Ponte Village, Formazza
    9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources