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Natural site

Mittelaletschgletscher

Located in Naters, Brig District Coordinates: 46°27′32″ N 8°00′58″ E

Map showing the location of Mittelaletschgletscher Mittelaletschgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,901 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bettmeralp
5.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport64 km
LUG Lugano Airport86 km

About Mittelaletschgletscher

Mittelaletschgletscher is a natural site. Location: Naters, Brig District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Aletschhorn and Geisshorn.

Climate of Mittelaletschgletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
August (93 mm)
Driest month
February (69 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 Mittelaletschgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-6°-4°1°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°0°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)726980859192889381908574

How to get to Mittelaletschgletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (107 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 106 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 109 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 127 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 128 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Mittelaletschgletscher

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 6,752 natural sites, 841 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km920 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 23 kmW
  • Grimselsee Lake 25 kmNE
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 9 kmS
  • Gaulisee Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km3,224 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 29 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 29 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 29 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 28 kmN

60–100 km3,627 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 72 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 95 kmN
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 95 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 66 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District
    5.2 km SE
  • Fieschertal Municipality, Goms District
    5.9 km NE
  • Riederalp Municipality, Raron District
    9.1 km S
  • Fiesch Municipality, Goms District
    9.4 km SE
  • Lax Municipality, Goms District
    9.6 km SE
  • Bellwald Municipality, Goms District
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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