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Mountain

Torrone d'Orza

Located in Biasca, Riviera District Coordinates: 46°20′42″ N 9°04′25″ E

Map showing the location of Torrone d'Orza Torrone d'Orza
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,956 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Calanca
4.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport40 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport84 km

About Torrone d'Orza

Torrone d'Orza is a mountain. Location: Biasca, Riviera District. Elevation: 2,956 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Ghiacciaio di Basso and Ghiacciaio di Alto.

Climate of Torrone d'Orza

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
September (150 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Torrone d'Orza
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°4°7°7°4°0°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-15°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-7°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)92729913314514914714915014311591

How to get to Torrone d'Orza

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (84 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 120 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 40 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 84 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 90 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 120 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 132 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 177 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 189 kmwest

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

Day trips from Torrone d'Orza

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 6,683 natural sites, 830 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km533 places

  • Laghetto Lake 22 kmW
  • Lago di Vogorno Lake 22 kmSW
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 10 kmN
  • Laghetto d'Orgnana Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km2,393 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 43 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 35 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 35 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 35 kmSW

60–100 km4,723 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 94 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 91 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 100 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 100 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Calanca Municipality, Region Moesa
    4.3 km SE
  • Cauco Village, Calanca
    3.8 km E
  • Alpe di Cava Village, Biasca
    3.4 km NW
  • Selma Village, Calanca
    4.5 km SE
  • Biborgo Village, Biasca
    3.8 km NW
  • Rossa Village, Rossa
    4.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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