Zwischbergengletscher
Located in Zwischbergen, Brig District Coordinates: 46°06′27″ N 8°02′18″ E
- Elevation
- 2,999 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport68 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport75 km
About Zwischbergengletscher
Zwischbergengletscher is a natural site. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Portjengrat and Pizzo d'Andolla.
Photos of Zwischbergengletscher
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Weissmies Michael Schmid · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Fletschhorn No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lagginhorn The original uploader was Engie at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sonnighorn Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Portjengrat Oxensepp at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0 de
Climate of Zwischbergengletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- 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) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 55 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 86 | 72 | 58 |
How to get to Zwischbergengletscher
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 68 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 68 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
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 145 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 147 kmwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 164 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Zwischbergengletscher
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 6,028 natural sites, 676 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km560 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 10 kmSW
- Innersts Seewji Lake 23 kmNW
- Gornergratsee Lake 24 kmSW
- Stellisee Lake 21 kmSW
25–60 km2,312 places
- Lago Nero Lake 54 kmNE
- Isole di Brissago Island 54 kmE
- Sant' Apollinare Island 54 kmE
- San Pancrazio Island 54 kmE
60–100 km3,936 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 64 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 68 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saas-Grund Municipality, Visp District5.9 km NW
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Antrona Schieranco Municipality, Verbania7.9 km SE
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Saas-Almagell Municipality, Visp District8.1 km SW
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Saas-Grund Village, Saas-Grund8.1 km W
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Antrona Schieranco Village, Antrona Schieranco7.9 km SE
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Zwischbergen Village, Zwischbergen8.6 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Portjengrat Mountain, Zwischbergen0.6 km SW
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Pizzo d'Andolla Mountain, Piedmont0.8 km S -
Portjenhorn Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.8 km W
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Rotblattgletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell1.2 km SW
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Weissmies Mountain, Saas-Grund3 km NW -
Tällihorn Mountain, Zwischbergen1.8 km N
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Rotblattgletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell1.9 km SW
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Tossenhorn Mountain, Zwischbergen2.1 km N
Sources & licences
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