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Mountain

Pizzo Alto

Located in Acquarossa, Blenio District Coordinates: 46°26′42″ N 8°53′05″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Alto Pizzo Alto
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,356 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Anzonico
2.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport49 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport91 km

About Pizzo Alto

Pizzo Alto is a mountain. Location: Acquarossa, Blenio District. Elevation: 2,356 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Caslett and Pizzo Erra.

Climate of Pizzo Alto

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -9° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
June (163 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 Pizzo Alto
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°1°6°9°12°12°8°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-7°-3°1°3°3°0°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)85729513415616315516015214311286

How to get to Pizzo Alto

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (91 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 106 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 49 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 91 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 106 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 119 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 159 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 173 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Alto

Within 100 km: 148 historic and cultural sites, 7,120 natural sites, 907 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km754 places

  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 13 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 18 kmW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lago del Narét Lake 25 kmW

25–60 km2,974 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 27 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 37 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 36 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 37 kmS

60–100 km4,447 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 86 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Anzonico Village, Faido
    2.3 km SW
  • Cancori Village, Acquarossa
    2 km NE
  • Prugiasco Village, Acquarossa
    4.1 km NE
  • Faido Municipality, Leventina District
    5 km NW
  • Cassina Village, Acquarossa
    2.4 km N
  • Angone Village, Faido
    1.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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