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Alpjergletscher

Located in Zwischbergen, Brig District Coordinates: 46°14′29″ N 8°05′56″ E

Map showing the location of Alpjergletscher Alpjergletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,165 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ried-Brig
5.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport68 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport84 km

About Alpjergletscher

Alpjergletscher is a natural site. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Monte Leone and Stichelgrat.

Climate of Alpjergletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (91 mm)
Driest month
February (63 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 Alpjergletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°4°7°7°4°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)666376849185778576918168

How to get to Alpjergletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (84 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 93 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 68 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 84 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 88 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 117 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 130 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 148 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 151 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alpjergletscher

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 6,449 natural sites, 748 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km604 places

  • Innersts Seewji Lake 23 kmW
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 17 kmNW
  • Potimiaseewjini Lake 13 kmS
  • Schönboden See Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km2,859 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 53 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 53 kmN

60–100 km3,870 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 96 kmNW
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 96 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 96 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ried-Brig Municipality, Brig District
    5.6 km NW
  • Simplon Municipality, Brig District
    6.4 km SW
  • Gondo Village, Zwischbergen
    5.9 km SE
  • Zwischbergen Village, Zwischbergen
    8.7 km S
  • Termen Municipality, Brig District
    9.4 km N
  • Bugliaga Village, Trasquera
    7.2 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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