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Piz Cotschen

Located in S-chanf, Region Maloja Coordinates: 46°37′33″ N 10°04′35″ E

Map showing the location of Piz Cotschen Piz Cotschen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,982 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alp Trupchun
3.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BZO Bolzano Airport98 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport103 km

About Piz Cotschen

Piz Cotschen is a mountain. Location: S-chanf, Region Maloja. Elevation: 2,982 m. The nearest airport is Bolzano Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Piz d'Esan and Piz Quattervals.

Climate of Piz Cotschen

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
Wettest month
July (101 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Cotschen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-6°-4°1°5°8°8°5°1°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-14°-11°-6°-4°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-15°
Precipitation (mm)6049616574951019981726862

How to get to Piz Cotschen

The nearest airport is Bolzano Airport (BZO), 98 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (110 km). The nearest large city is Innsbruck, 123 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 98 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 103 kmnorth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 110 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 123 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 197 kmnorth
  • Munich Population: 1.5M 203 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Piz Cotschen

Within 100 km: 135 historic and cultural sites, 5,888 natural sites, 680 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km617 places

  • Lej Languard Lake 19 kmSW
  • Lago Bianco Lake 25 kmS
  • Lai Alv Lake 23 kmW
  • Lejs d'Albris Lake 19 kmSW

25–60 km2,424 places

  • Chaviolas Island 34 kmSW
  • Lajets Lake 40 kmW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 29 kmSW
  • Lake Sils Lake 35 kmSW

60–100 km3,662 places

  • Spadalone Mountain 73 kmSE
  • Walensee Lake 87 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 96 kmNW
  • Voralpsee Lake 80 kmNW

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