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Mountain

Piz Salacina

Located in Bregaglia, Region Maloja Coordinates: 46°22′38″ N 9°41′17″ E

Map showing the location of Piz Salacina Piz Salacina
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,600 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Maloja
3 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport73 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport79 km

About Piz Salacina

Piz Salacina is a mountain. Location: Bregaglia, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,600 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Motta Salacina and Piz Murtaira.

Climate of Piz Salacina

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -10° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
August (110 mm)
Driest month
February (53 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 Piz Salacina
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-4°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-11°-8°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)695371808810510811099918069

How to get to Piz Salacina

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 73 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (79 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 140 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 73 kmsouthwest
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 79 kmsouth
  • Milano Linate Airport (LIN) Segrate (MI) 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 163 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 183 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 208 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Piz Salacina

Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 5,952 natural sites, 653 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km656 places

  • Chaviolas Island 7 kmNE
  • Lajets Lake 15 kmNW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 12 kmNE
  • Lake Sils Lake 6 kmNE

25–60 km1,730 places

  • Lago di Poschiavo Lake 33 kmE
  • Lago Bianco Lake 26 kmE
  • Lake Davos Lake 51 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km4,320 places

  • Spadalone Mountain 84 kmE
  • Lago Nero Lake 89 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 78 kmW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 78 kmW

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