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Natural site

Ghiacciaio di Val Torta

Located in Bedretto, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°28′13″ N 8°32′21″ E

Map showing the location of Ghiacciaio di Val Torta Ghiacciaio di Val Torta
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,592 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Piatto
3.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport59 km
BRN Bern Airport94 km

About Ghiacciaio di Val Torta

Ghiacciaio di Val Torta is a natural site. Location: Bedretto, Leventina District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Cristallina and Poncione della Forca di Cristallina.

Climate of Ghiacciaio di Val Torta

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
June (137 mm)
Driest month
February (73 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 di Val Torta
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-3°-1°3°7°10°10°7°3°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-8°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-5°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)83739512013313713113612512710685

How to get to Ghiacciaio di Val Torta

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (94 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 99 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 59 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 100 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 116 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ghiacciaio di Val Torta

Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 7,007 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km915 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 2 kmS
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 14 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 1 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km3,325 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 60 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 49 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 41 kmS

60–100 km3,856 places

  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 60 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 63 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 96 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 85 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Piatto Village, Lavizzara
    3.1 km SE
  • Ronco Village, Bedretto
    4.5 km NW
  • Bedretto Village, Bedretto
    4.5 km NW
  • Villa Village, Bedretto
    4.6 km N
  • Ossasco Village, Bedretto
    4.8 km N
  • All'Acqua Village, Bedretto
    5.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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