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Mountain

Pizzo Scheggia

Located in Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District Coordinates: 46°28′52″ N 8°39′15″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Scheggia Pizzo Scheggia
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,559 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sambuco di Fuori
1.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport57 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport95 km

About Pizzo Scheggia

Pizzo Scheggia is a mountain. Location: Lavizzara, Vallemaggia District. Elevation: 2,559 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo del Corte Vecchio and Val Sambuco.

Climate of Pizzo Scheggia

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
June (137 mm)
Driest month
February (73 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 Scheggia
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°3°7°11°10°7°3°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-8°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)83739512013313713113612512710685

How to get to Pizzo Scheggia

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 99 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 57 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 99 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 114 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Scheggia

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 7,042 natural sites, 922 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km839 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 9 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 5 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 10 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 2 kmS

25–60 km3,296 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 58 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 55 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 39 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 39 kmS

60–100 km4,003 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 68 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 68 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 71 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 97 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sambuco di Fuori Village, Lavizzara
    1.6 km S
  • Corte Village, Lavizzara
    2.3 km SW
  • Fusio Village, Lavizzara
    4.1 km S
  • Quinto Municipality, Leventina District
    6.8 km NE
  • Airolo Village, Airolo
    6.2 km NW
  • Airolo Municipality, Leventina District
    8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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