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Mountain

Pizzo Columbe

Located in Blenio, Blenio District Coordinates: 46°32′09″ N 8°46′21″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Columbe Pizzo Columbe
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,544 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Quinto
4.8 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport60 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport101 km

About Pizzo Columbe

Pizzo Columbe is a mountain. Location: Blenio, Blenio District. Elevation: 2,544 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo del Sole and Toronit.

Climate of Pizzo Columbe

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (151 mm)
Driest month
February (87 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 Columbe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°2°6°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-10°-8°-3°-1°2°3°0°-4°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)10287109134138148151149140137123105

How to get to Pizzo Columbe

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (101 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 94 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 60 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 101 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 94 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 108 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 146 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 164 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Columbe

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 7,198 natural sites, 939 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km867 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 7 kmSW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 21 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 12 kmSW

25–60 km3,299 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 45 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 45 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 45 kmS
  • Insel Schwanau Island 57 kmN

60–100 km4,156 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 75 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 78 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Quinto Municipality, Leventina District
    4.8 km W
  • Osco Village, Faido
    4.7 km S
  • Prato Village, Quinto
    6.1 km S
  • Acquacalda Village, Blenio
    4.6 km E
  • Faido Municipality, Leventina District
    8.3 km SE
  • Lurengo Village, Quinto
    4.1 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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