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Lake

Erschte See

Located in Zwischbergen, Brig District Coordinates: 46°13′40″ N 8°06′45″ E

Map showing the location of Erschte See Erschte See
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,481 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gondo
4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport67 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport82 km

About Erschte See

Erschte See is a lake. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. Elevation: 2,481 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Dritte See and Zweite See.

Climate of Erschte See

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Erschte See
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°4°8°11°12°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-11°-10°-7°-3°0°3°4°1°-3°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)666376849185778576918168

How to get to Erschte See

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 67 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (82 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 95 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 67 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 82 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 90 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 118 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 131 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 150 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 152 kmwest

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

Day trips from Erschte See

Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 6,411 natural sites, 739 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km593 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 24 kmSW
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 24 kmW
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 18 kmNW
  • Potimiaseewjini Lake 11 kmS

25–60 km2,809 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 55 kmN

60–100 km3,879 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmNW
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 98 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 97 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 91 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gondo Village, Zwischbergen
    4 km SE
  • Simplon Municipality, Brig District
    6.5 km SW
  • Ried-Brig Municipality, Brig District
    7.5 km NW
  • Zwischbergen Village, Zwischbergen
    7.1 km S
  • Bugliaga Village, Trasquera
    5.6 km E
  • Iselle Village, Trasquera
    6.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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