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Mountain

Sasso Rosso

Located in Verzasca, Locarno District Coordinates: 46°19′39″ N 8°45′03″ E

Map showing the location of Sasso Rosso Sasso Rosso
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sonogno
3.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport38 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport77 km

About Sasso Rosso

Sasso Rosso is a mountain. Location: Verzasca, Locarno District. Elevation: 2,449 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Cima di Cazzài and Sgemögna.

Climate of Sasso Rosso

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -10° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
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 Sasso Rosso
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°2°6°9°12°12°8°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°3°3°-1°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)77679312715115113414713913810375

How to get to Sasso Rosso

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (77 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 117 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 38 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 77 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 117 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 131 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 164 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 164 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sasso Rosso

Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 6,779 natural sites, 859 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km597 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 21 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 22 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 21 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 22 kmS

25–60 km2,693 places

  • Oberalpsee Lake 38 kmN
  • Laghetto di Muzzano Lake 39 kmS
  • Lake Lugano Lake 41 kmSE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 31 kmNW

60–100 km4,479 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 82 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 82 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 84 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 74 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sonogno Village, Verzasca
    3.7 km NE
  • Cugnasco-Gerra Municipality, Locarno District
    4.6 km E
  • Frasco Village, Verzasca
    4.1 km NE
  • Brione Village, Verzasca
    4.8 km SE
  • Bolastro Village, Verzasca
    2.8 km S
  • Froda Village, Verzasca
    2.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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