Schwarzhorngletscher
Located in Rheinwald, Region Viamala Coordinates: 46°30′55″ N 9°21′29″ E
- Elevation
- 2,658 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport66 km
- BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport98 km
About Schwarzhorngletscher
Schwarzhorngletscher is a natural site. Location: Rheinwald, Region Viamala. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Surettahorn and Mittler Schwarzhorn.
Photos of Schwarzhorngletscher
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Surettahorn Franco Pecchio · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Schwarzhorngletscher
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- July (157 mm)
- Driest month
- February (75 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) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -14° | -12° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 75 | 97 | 121 | 135 | 152 | 157 | 155 | 146 | 131 | 115 | 95 |
How to get to Schwarzhorngletscher
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 66 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (98 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 113 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 66 kmsouthwest
- Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 98 kmsouth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 109 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 113 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 120 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 154 kmwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 176 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 178 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schwarzhorngletscher
Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 6,982 natural sites, 854 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km576 places
- Lajets Lake 18 kmE
- Lai da Calandari Lake 9 kmN
- Leg Curegia Lake 22 kmSE
- Zervreilasee Lake 21 kmW
25–60 km2,828 places
- Chaviolas Island 32 kmE
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 49 kmW
- Silvaplanersee Lake 34 kmE
- Lake Sils Lake 31 kmE
60–100 km4,592 places
- Lago Nero Lake 63 kmW
- Ufenau Island 90 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 64 kmSW
- Insel Lützelau Island 90 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Splügen Village, Rheinwald4.9 km NW
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Sufers Municipality, Region Viamala4.8 km N
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Montespluga Village, Madesimo3.3 km SW
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Medels im Rheinwald Village, Rheinwald6 km NW
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Sufers Village, Sufers6.2 km N
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Oberrüti Neighbourhood, Rheinwald4.9 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Surettahorn Mountain, Sufers0.7 km SE
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Mittler Schwarzhorn Mountain, Rheinwald0.3 km W
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Inner Schwarzhorn Mountain, Madesimo0.9 km S
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Äussere Schwarzhörner Mountain, Sufers0.6 km NE
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Punta Nera Mountain, Rheinwald0.7 km SE
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Punta Rossa Mountain, Sufers0.8 km SE
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Surettagletscher Natural site, Sufers1.4 km SE
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Piz Ursaregls Mountain, Madesimo2.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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