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Mountain

Castell

Located in Zwischbergen, Brig District Coordinates: 46°12′25″ N 8°08′35″ E

Map showing the location of Castell Castell
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,981 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gondo
1.2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport63 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport79 km

About Castell

Castell is a mountain. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. Elevation: 1,981 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Chäscherna and Punta Valgrande.

Climate of Castell

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
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 Castell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°11°15°15°11°7°2°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-8°-6°-4°0°4°7°7°4°1°-4°-6°
Precipitation (mm)666376849185778576918168

How to get to Castell

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (79 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 98 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 63 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 79 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 121 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 133 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 151 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 154 kmwest

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

Day trips from Castell

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 6,371 natural sites, 727 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km559 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 24 kmSW
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 22 kmNW
  • Potimiaseewjini Lake 9 kmS
  • Lago Gelato Lake 25 kmE

25–60 km2,743 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 58 kmN

60–100 km3,923 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 61 kmN
  • Insel Schwanau Island 98 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 93 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 84 kmNE

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