- Elevation
- 2,187 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport24 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport55 km
About Gridone
Gridone is a mountain. Location: Centovalli, Locarno District. Elevation: 2,187 m.
The Gridone, Ghiridone or Monte Limidario is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Lake Maggiore near Brissago. At 2,188 metres above sea level, its summit straddles the border between Italy and Switzerland. The summit can be easily reached from both sides, although it is nearly 2,000 metres above Lake Maggiore.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 1,238 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Gridone
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Climate of Gridone
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -8° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- May (140 mm)
- Driest month
- February (61 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) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -9° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 61 | 85 | 113 | 140 | 133 | 112 | 129 | 119 | 126 | 92 | 64 |
How to get to Gridone
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (55 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 130 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 24 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 55 kmsouth
- Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 90 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 130 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 138 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 154 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 161 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 179 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gridone
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 5,871 natural sites, 720 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km325 places
- Isole di Brissago Island 7 kmE
- Sant' Apollinare Island 7 kmE
- San Pancrazio Island 7 kmE
- Lago di Vogorno Lake 19 kmNE
25–60 km1,971 places
- Lago Nero Lake 37 kmN
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 40 kmN
- Lago Sfundau Lake 39 kmN
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 37 kmN
60–100 km4,399 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 89 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 89 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Brissago Municipality, Locarno District3 km E
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Palagnedra Village, Centovalli3.7 km N
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Alpe Arolgia Village, Brissago1.5 km E
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Cortascio Village, Brissago1.6 km SE
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Marrone Village, Centovalli2.7 km N
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Bordei Village, Centovalli2.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mottone Mountain, Brissago0.9 km E
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Fumadiga Mountain, Brissago1 km E
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Pizzo dei Laghetti Mountain, Centovalli1 km NE
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Cruit Mountain, Brissago1 km SE
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Pizzo Fedora Mountain, Brissago1.2 km NE
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Testa Fontai Mountain, Valle Cannobina1.8 km SW
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Teste Mountain, Centovalli1.3 km N
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Rocce del Gridone Mountain, Canton Ticino1.6 km W
Sources & licences
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