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Mountain

Mottascia

Located in Faido, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°26′17″ N 8°45′38″ E

Map showing the location of Mottascia Mottascia
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,279 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dalpe
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport50 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport90 km

About Mottascia

Mottascia is a mountain. Location: Faido, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,279 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Poncione del Laghetto and Pizzo Forno.

Climate of Mottascia

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
June (146 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 Mottascia
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°6°9°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-6°-2°2°4°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)86739612914314614114513813711188

How to get to Mottascia

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (90 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 104 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 50 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 90 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 104 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 119 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 154 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 164 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mottascia

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 7,047 natural sites, 909 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km772 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 17 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 6 kmNW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 18 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 8 kmW

25–60 km3,072 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 34 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 34 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 34 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 52 kmN

60–100 km4,265 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 80 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dalpe Municipality, Leventina District
    2.1 km N
  • Dalpe Village, Dalpe
    4.2 km N
  • Chiggiogna Village, Faido
    5.7 km NE
  • Prato Village, Quinto
    4.9 km N
  • Chironico Village, Faido
    6.6 km E
  • Faido City, Faido
    5.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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