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Pizzo Ruscada

Located in Centovalli, Locarno District Coordinates: 46°10′38″ N 8°35′34″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Ruscada Pizzo Ruscada
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,004 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Borgnone
2.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport31 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport62 km

About Pizzo Ruscada

Pizzo Ruscada is a mountain. Location: Centovalli, Locarno District. Elevation: 2,004 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Cappellone and Pizzo di Mezzodì.

Climate of Pizzo Ruscada

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -6° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (139 mm)
Driest month
February (64 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 Ruscada
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°1°4°9°12°15°15°11°6°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°3°6°6°3°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)7264871171391361241341231289773

How to get to Pizzo Ruscada

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 31 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (62 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 123 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 31 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 62 kmsouth
  • Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 132 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 148 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 155 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 172 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Ruscada

Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 6,217 natural sites, 750 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km375 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 12 kmSE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 12 kmSE
  • San Pancrazio Island 12 kmSE
  • Lago di Vogorno Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km2,334 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 30 kmN
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 35 kmN
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 32 kmN
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 32 kmN

60–100 km4,374 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 82 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 82 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 83 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Borgnone Village, Centovalli
    2.7 km SE
  • Onsernone Municipality, Locarno District
    2.9 km N
  • Palagnedra Village, Centovalli
    3.9 km SE
  • Olgia Village, Re
    3.7 km S
  • Lionza Village, Centovalli
    2.6 km SE
  • Verdasio Village, Centovalli
    3.6 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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