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Mountain

Piz Fess

Located in Ilanz/Glion, Region Surselva Coordinates: 46°43′39″ N 9°17′20″ E

Map showing the location of Piz Fess Piz Fess
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,881 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Safiental
3.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport86 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport87 km

About Piz Fess

Piz Fess is a mountain. Location: Ilanz/Glion, Region Surselva. Elevation: 2,881 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Piz Signina and Cadeina dil Signina.

Climate of Piz Fess

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 9°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
July (181 mm)
Driest month
February (84 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 Fess
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-5°-2°3°6°9°8°5°1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-13°-11°-6°-3°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)9584102130147172181174157134123101

How to get to Piz Fess

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (99 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 91 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsouth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 87 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 99 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 143 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 160 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 171 kmeast

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

Day trips from Piz Fess

Within 100 km: 273 historic and cultural sites, 7,316 natural sites, 1,021 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km567 places

  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 11 kmN
  • Scheubsbach Lake 24 kmN
  • Dachlisee Lake 13 kmW
  • Lai Plang Bi Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km3,624 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 55 kmW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 55 kmW
  • Chaviolas Island 49 kmSE
  • Lajets Lake 35 kmSE

60–100 km4,419 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 95 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 65 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Safiental Municipality, Region Surselva
    3.7 km S
  • Riein Village, Ilanz/Glion
    4.7 km NW
  • Signina Village, Ilanz/Glion
    3.1 km W
  • Tenna Village, Safiental
    4.5 km NE
  • Pitasch Village, Ilanz/Glion
    5.4 km W
  • Seewis Village, Ilanz/Glion
    6.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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