Skip to content
Geonivora
Natural site

Ghiacciaio del Corno

Located in Bedretto, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°27′17″ N 8°23′27″ E

Map showing the location of Ghiacciaio del Corno Ghiacciaio del Corno
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,719 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Obergoms
8.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport64 km
BRN Bern Airport85 km

About Ghiacciaio del Corno

Ghiacciaio del Corno is a natural site. Location: Bedretto, Leventina District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Grieshorn and Corno Gries.

Climate of Ghiacciaio del Corno

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Ghiacciaio del Corno
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°1°5°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)8172891031081091071111021089782

How to get to Ghiacciaio del Corno

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 91 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 64 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 85 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 102 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 120 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 135 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 138 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ghiacciaio del Corno

Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 6,927 natural sites, 872 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km886 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 11 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 10 kmE
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 20 kmE
  • Lago Ritom Lake 25 kmNE

25–60 km3,429 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 51 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 43 kmNW

60–100 km3,640 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 93 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 95 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 90 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 91 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Obergoms Municipality, Goms District
    8.8 km N
  • Formazza Municipality, Verbania
    9.1 km S
  • Canza Village, Formazza
    7.3 km S
  • Ulrichen Village, Obergoms
    8.4 km NW
  • Formazza Village, Formazza
    9.1 km S
  • All'Acqua Village, Bedretto
    7.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: