- Elevation
- 3,751 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport83 km
- LUG Lugano Airport88 km
About Piz Morteratsch
Piz Morteratsch is a mountain. Location: Samedan, Region Maloja. Elevation: 3,751 m. The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Piz Prievlus and Vadrettin da Tschierva.
Photos of Piz Morteratsch
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Climate of Piz Morteratsch
This month · November
A cold month
Day -10° · Night -16° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 2°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -21°)
- Wettest month
- July (99 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -1° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Average low (°C) | -20° | -21° | -18° | -16° | -11° | -8° | -6° | -5° | -8° | -11° | -16° | -19° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 55 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 93 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
How to get to Piz Morteratsch
The nearest airport is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 149 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 83 kmsouth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 88 kmsouthwest
- Bolzano Airport (BZO) Bolzano (BZ) 110 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 149 kmnorthwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 149 kmnortheast
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 152 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 197 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 219 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Morteratsch
Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 5,451 natural sites, 578 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km684 places
- Chaviolas Island 12 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 10 kmNW
- Lake Sils Lake 13 kmW
- Lago di Poschiavo Lake 20 kmSE
25–60 km1,734 places
- Lajets Lake 26 kmNW
- Lake Davos Lake 47 kmN
- Gotschnaseeli Lake 51 kmN
- Lai Plang Bi Lake 43 kmNW
60–100 km3,714 places
- Spadalone Mountain 69 kmSE
- Isole di Brissago Island 95 kmW
- Sant' Apollinare Island 95 kmW
- San Pancrazio Island 95 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pontresina Municipality, Region Maloja6.1 km NE
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Pontresina Village, Pontresina10 km N
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Sils im Engadin/Segl Municipality, Region Maloja9.8 km W
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Silvaplana Municipality, Region Maloja10 km NW
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Morteratsch Village, Pontresina6.2 km NE
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St. Moritz Municipality, Region Maloja12 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Piz Prievlus Mountain, Pontresina0.8 km SE
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Vadrettin da Tschierva Natural site, Samedan0.8 km N
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Piz Boval Mountain, Pontresina1.7 km N
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Corn Boval Mountain, Pontresina1.8 km NE
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Piz Tschierva Mountain, Samedan1.8 km NW
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Piz Umur Mountain, Samedan1.8 km SW
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Vadret da Misaun Natural site, Samedan1.9 km NW
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Pizzo Bianco Mountain, Samedan2 km S
Sources & licences
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