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Mountain

Chilchalphorn

Located in Rheinwald, Region Viamala Coordinates: 46°32′00″ N 9°09′15″ E

Map showing the location of Chilchalphorn Chilchalphorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,039 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hinterrhein
3.5 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport62 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport105 km

About Chilchalphorn

Chilchalphorn is a mountain. Location: Rheinwald, Region Viamala. Elevation: 3,039 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Marschinchopf and Chilchalpgletscher.

Climate of Chilchalphorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
July (159 mm)
Driest month
February (88 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 Chilchalphorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-9°-7°-5°-1°3°6°6°4°-1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-11°-7°-4°-1°-1°-3°-7°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)10788113137138152159155147138126109

How to get to Chilchalphorn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 62 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (105 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 103 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 62 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 105 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 113 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 138 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 166 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 189 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Chilchalphorn

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 7,164 natural sites, 902 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km620 places

  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 14 kmW
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 17 kmNE
  • Lag Grond Lake 18 kmNW

25–60 km3,313 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 48 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 55 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 55 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km4,298 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 88 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 81 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 81 kmN

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