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Pizzo Penca

Located in Faido, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°25′38″ N 8°44′17″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Penca Pizzo Penca
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,038 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dalpe
3.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport49 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport89 km

About Pizzo Penca

Pizzo Penca is a mountain. Location: Faido, Leventina District. Elevation: 3,038 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Campo Tencia and Ghiacciaio Grande di Croslina.

Climate of Pizzo Penca

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 Pizzo Penca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°7°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-11°-7°-3°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)86739612914314614114513813711188

How to get to Pizzo Penca

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (89 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 105 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 49 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 89 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 105 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 120 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 154 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 162 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Penca

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 7,005 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km762 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 15 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 6 kmN
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 17 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 7 kmNW

25–60 km3,070 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 33 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 33 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 33 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 53 kmN

60–100 km4,237 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dalpe Municipality, Leventina District
    3.8 km NE
  • Prato Village, Quinto
    6.3 km N
  • Dalpe Village, Dalpe
    6 km NE
  • Chiggiogna Village, Faido
    7.8 km NE
  • Lavizzara Municipality, Vallemaggia District
    7.4 km W
  • Chironico Village, Faido
    8.1 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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