Ghiacciaio di Piotta
Located in Serravalle, Blenio District Coordinates: 46°26′53″ N 9°05′21″ E
- Elevation
- 3,058 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport51 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport95 km
About Ghiacciaio di Piotta
Ghiacciaio di Piotta is a natural site. Location: Serravalle, Blenio District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Piz Piotta and Cima Rossa.
Photos of Ghiacciaio di Piotta
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Zapporthorn Adrian Michael · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
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Güferhorn Capricorn4049 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Ghiacciaio di Piotta
This month · November
A wet month
Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- September (150 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -8° | -6° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 7° | 4° | -1° | -5° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -11° | -7° | -4° | -1° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 72 | 99 | 133 | 145 | 149 | 147 | 149 | 150 | 143 | 115 | 91 |
How to get to Ghiacciaio di Piotta
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 110 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 51 kmsouth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsouth
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 99 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 110 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 121 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 137 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 169 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 189 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ghiacciaio di Piotta
Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 6,999 natural sites, 878 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km617 places
- Laghetto Lake 23 kmW
- Lago di Luzzone Lake 16 kmNW
- Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 5 kmSW
- Lag Grond Lake 25 kmN
25–60 km2,934 places
- Lago Nero Lake 42 kmW
- Isole di Brissago Island 44 kmSW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 44 kmSW
- San Pancrazio Island 44 kmSW
60–100 km4,478 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 91 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 87 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 89 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 89 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Dandrio Village, Serravalle2.8 km W
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Madra Village, Serravalle3.5 km SW
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Anzano Village, Serravalle3.9 km W
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Alpe di Scieru Village, Serravalle4.3 km W
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Rossa Municipality, Region Moesa7.3 km SE
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Alpe Pulgabio Village, Serravalle5.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piz Piotta Mountain, Mesocco0.2 km E
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Cima Rossa Mountain, Serravalle0.5 km S
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Puntone della Parete Mountain, Mesocco1.4 km N
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Cima dei Cogn Mountain, Serravalle1.8 km S
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Cavallo Bianco Mountain, Serravalle2 km SW
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Zapporthorn Mountain, Mesocco3.9 km NE
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Puntone dei Fraciòn Mountain, Serravalle2.6 km N
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Ghiacciaio de Stabi Natural site, Mesocco2.8 km N
Sources & licences
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