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Mountain

Wisshorn

Located in Rheinwald, Region Viamala Coordinates: 46°35′03″ N 9°17′36″ E

Map showing the location of Wisshorn Wisshorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,988 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Splügen
4.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport71 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport102 km

About Wisshorn

Wisshorn is a mountain. Location: Rheinwald, Region Viamala. Elevation: 2,988 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Alperschällihorn and Bodenhorn.

Climate of Wisshorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
July (167 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).

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Climate of Wisshorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°7°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-11°-6°-3°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)10484109138147162167164157145127106

How to get to Wisshorn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 71 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (107 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 104 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 71 kmsouthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 102 kmnorth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 147 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 170 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 177 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Wisshorn

Within 100 km: 205 historic and cultural sites, 7,158 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km567 places

  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 24 kmW
  • Dachlisee Lake 24 kmNW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 5 kmE
  • Lag Grond Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km3,244 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 60 kmW
  • Chaviolas Island 39 kmSE
  • Lajets Lake 25 kmSE
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 46 kmW

60–100 km4,485 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 97 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 81 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 66 kmSW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 80 kmNW

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