Triftgletscher
Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°29′13″ N 8°06′54″ E
- Elevation
- 3,246 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport67 km
- LUG Lugano Airport81 km
About Triftgletscher
Triftgletscher is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Kleines Wannenhorn and Distelspitz.
Photos of Triftgletscher
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Finsteraarhorn Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Triftgletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day -6° · Night -13° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- August (93 mm)
- Driest month
- February (69 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) | -10° | -10° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -5° | -2° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 69 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 92 | 88 | 93 | 81 | 90 | 85 | 74 |
How to get to Triftgletscher
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (106 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 72 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 67 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 81 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 106 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 103 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 114 kmwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 122 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Triftgletscher
Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 6,771 natural sites, 878 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km939 places
- Grimselsee Lake 17 kmNE
- Gelmersee Lake 22 kmNE
- Totensee Lake 19 kmNE
- Stausee Gibidum Lake 15 kmSW
25–60 km3,314 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 31 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 32 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 33 kmNW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 27 kmNW
60–100 km3,576 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 75 kmNW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 91 kmN
- Ufenau Island 96 kmNE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 99 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bellwald Municipality, Goms District5.7 km SE
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Titter Village, Fieschertal5.1 km S
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Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District8.1 km SW
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Bellwald Village, Bellwald7.5 km SE
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Fiesch Municipality, Goms District8.2 km S
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Niederwald Village, Goms8.1 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kleines Wannenhorn Mountain, Fieschertal0.9 km SW
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Distelspitz Mountain, Fieschertal1.2 km SE
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Triftgletscher Natural site, Fieschertal1.2 km NE
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Wannenhorngletscher Natural site, Fieschertal1.4 km SW
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Grosses Wannenhorn Mountain, Fieschertal1.6 km NW
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Wannenhorngletscher Natural site, Fieschertal1.6 km W
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Senfspitze Mountain, Fieschertal1.8 km SW
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Walliser Fiescherhörner Mountain, Valais2 km SW
Sources & licences
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