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Mountain

Piz Üertsch

Located in La Punt-Chamues-ch, Region Maloja Coordinates: 46°35′47″ N 9°50′11″ E

Map showing the location of Piz Üertsch Piz Üertsch
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,267 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bever
6.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport97 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport101 km

About Piz Üertsch

Piz Üertsch is a mountain. Location: La Punt-Chamues-ch, Region Maloja. Elevation: 3,267 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Piz Alvra and Igl Compass.

Climate of Piz Üertsch

This month · November

A cold month

Day -7° · Night -15° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -19°)
Wettest month
July (113 mm)
Driest month
February (55 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 Piz Üertsch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-11°-10°-8°-6°-1°3°6°6°3°-1°-7°-10°
Average low (°C)-19°-19°-16°-13°-8°-6°-3°-3°-6°-9°-15°-18°
Precipitation (mm)685568758510711311194837970

How to get to Piz Üertsch

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 97 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (104 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 130 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 97 kmsouthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 101 kmnorth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 104 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 140 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 187 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 201 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Piz Üertsch

Within 100 km: 161 historic and cultural sites, 6,373 natural sites, 781 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km731 places

  • Chaviolas Island 21 kmS
  • Lajets Lake 22 kmSW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 16 kmS
  • Lake Sils Lake 21 kmS

25–60 km2,409 places

  • Lago di Poschiavo Lake 40 kmSE
  • Lägh da Cavloc Lake 26 kmSW
  • Lago Bianco Lake 25 kmSE
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km4,175 places

  • Spadalone Mountain 85 kmSE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 99 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 99 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bever Municipality, Region Maloja
    6.3 km SE
  • Samedan Municipality, Region Maloja
    7.2 km S
  • Crap Alv Village, Bergün Filisur
    3.2 km SW
  • Samedan Village, Samedan
    7.5 km S
  • Alp Alesch Village, La Punt-Chamues-ch
    4.8 km E
  • Palpuogna Village, Bergün Filisur
    4.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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