- Elevation
- 3,584 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport69 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport75 km
About Portjengrat
Portjengrat is a mountain. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. Elevation: 3,584 m.
The Portjengrat (also known as Pizzo d'Andolla) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It lies south of the Weissmies and the Zwischbergen Pass, where the international border diverges away from the main Alpine watershed. The summit of the Portjengrat has an elevation of 3,654 metres above sea level and is the tripoint between the valleys of Saas, Divedro (both in Valais) and Antrona (in Piedmont). It is the culminating point of the Antrona valley.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 367 m
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Photos of Portjengrat
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Climate of Portjengrat
This month · November
A cold month
Day -8° · Night -14° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 4°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -18°)
- Wettest month
- May (90 mm)
- Driest month
- February (55 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -11° | -11° | -10° | -8° | -3° | 1° | 4° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -18° | -17° | -14° | -10° | -7° | -4° | -3° | -6° | -10° | -14° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 55 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 86 | 72 | 58 |
How to get to Portjengrat
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 69 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (75 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 104 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 69 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 75 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 99 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 117 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 146 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 146 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 165 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Portjengrat
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 6,004 natural sites, 674 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km557 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 9 kmSW
- Innersts Seewji Lake 23 kmNW
- Gornergratsee Lake 24 kmSW
- Stellisee Lake 21 kmSW
25–60 km2,299 places
- Lago Nero Lake 55 kmNE
- Isole di Brissago Island 54 kmE
- Sant' Apollinare Island 54 kmE
- San Pancrazio Island 54 kmE
60–100 km3,926 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 65 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 68 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saas-Grund Municipality, Visp District5.8 km NW
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Saas-Almagell Municipality, Visp District7.5 km SW
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Antrona Schieranco Municipality, Verbania7.9 km SE
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Saas-Grund Village, Saas-Grund7.8 km W
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Saas-Fee Village, Saas-Fee8.2 km W
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Antrona Schieranco Village, Antrona Schieranco7.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pizzo d'Andolla Mountain, Piedmont0.3 km S -
Portjenhorn Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.4 km NW
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Rotblattgletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell0.6 km SW
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Zwischbergengletscher Natural site, Zwischbergen0.6 km NE
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Rotblattgletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell1.3 km S
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Weissmies Mountain, Saas-Grund3.1 km NW -
Mittelrück Mountain, Saas-Almagell1.9 km S
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Dri Horlini Mountain, Saas-Almagell2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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