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Mountain

Grosshorn

Located in Campo (Vallemaggia), Vallemaggia District Coordinates: 46°18′20″ N 8°28′53″ E

Map showing the location of Grosshorn Grosshorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,149 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bosco/Gurin
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport47 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport77 km

About Grosshorn

Grosshorn is a mountain. Location: Campo (Vallemaggia), Vallemaggia District. Elevation: 2,149 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Sasso Rosso and Kleinhorn.

Climate of Grosshorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (121 mm)
Driest month
February (63 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 Grosshorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°11°14°14°10°6°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-5°-1°3°5°5°2°-2°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)6963821061211161051151051159171

How to get to Grosshorn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (77 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 107 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 47 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 77 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 118 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 135 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 144 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 156 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Grosshorn

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 6,758 natural sites, 808 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km641 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 17 kmN
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 18 kmN
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 22 kmNE
  • Lago del Narét Lake 20 kmN

25–60 km3,096 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 60 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 60 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 27 kmSE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 27 kmSE

60–100 km3,950 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 67 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bosco/Gurin Municipality, Vallemaggia District
    1.7 km N
  • Bosco Gurin Village, Bosco/Gurin
    1.5 km NE
  • Campo Village, Campo (Vallemaggia)
    2.2 km SE
  • Cimalmotto Village, Campo (Vallemaggia)
    2.5 km S
  • Piano Village, Campo (Vallemaggia)
    3.3 km SE
  • Cerentino Municipality, Vallemaggia District
    4.8 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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