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Witenwasserengletscher

Located in Realp, Uri Coordinates: 46°32′06″ N 8°28′36″ E

Map showing the location of Witenwasserengletscher Witenwasserengletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,676 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bedretto
4.8 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport68 km
BRN Bern Airport86 km

About Witenwasserengletscher

Witenwasserengletscher is a natural site. Location: Realp, Uri. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Hüenerstock and Chli Leckihorn.

Climate of Witenwasserengletscher

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (116 mm)
Driest month
February (82 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 Witenwasserengletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-4°1°5°8°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°2°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)91829710610611411611610610710493

How to get to Witenwasserengletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (102 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 91 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 68 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 102 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 93 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 110 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 141 kmwest

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

Day trips from Witenwasserengletscher

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 7,011 natural sites, 926 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,041 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 11 kmSE
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 20 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 9 kmSE
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 16 kmSE

25–60 km3,312 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 53 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 53 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 43 kmNW

60–100 km3,782 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 93 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 97 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 88 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bedretto Municipality, Leventina District
    4.8 km S
  • Schweig Village, Realp
    5.1 km N
  • Obergoms Municipality, Goms District
    8.1 km W
  • Bedretto Village, Bedretto
    4.2 km SE
  • Ronco Village, Bedretto
    4.3 km SE
  • Villa Village, Bedretto
    4.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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