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Mountain

Pizzo Albèr

Located in Verzasca, Locarno District Coordinates: 46°18′59″ N 8°41′25″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Albèr Pizzo Albèr
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,219 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Maggia
5.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport39 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport76 km

About Pizzo Albèr

Pizzo Albèr is a mountain. Location: Verzasca, Locarno District. Elevation: 2,219 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Sass d'Argent and Pizzo delle Pecore.

Climate of Pizzo Albèr

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -8° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
May (151 mm)
Driest month
February (67 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).

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Climate of Pizzo Albèr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°14°13°9°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-2°2°4°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)77679312715115113414713913810375

How to get to Pizzo Albèr

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (76 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 117 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 39 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 76 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 117 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 132 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 160 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 162 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Albèr

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 6,755 natural sites, 848 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km582 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 19 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 21 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 21 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 21 kmS

25–60 km2,773 places

  • Oberalpsee Lake 38 kmN
  • Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 40 kmSE
  • Lake Lugano Lake 42 kmSE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 30 kmNW

60–100 km4,374 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 79 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 80 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Maggia Municipality, Vallemaggia District
    5.3 km S
  • Someo Village, Maggia
    3.9 km SW
  • Giumaglio Village, Maggia
    4.8 km S
  • Lodano Village, Maggia
    6.3 km S
  • Bignasco Village, Cevio
    6.8 km W
  • Brione Village, Verzasca
    8.2 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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