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Wannenhorngletscher

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°28′48″ N 8°06′01″ E

Map showing the location of Wannenhorngletscher Wannenhorngletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,335 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bellwald
5.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport67 km
LUG Lugano Airport82 km

About Wannenhorngletscher

Wannenhorngletscher is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Kleines Wannenhorn and Walliser Fiescherhörner.

Climate of Wannenhorngletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -7° · Night -13° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
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).

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Climate of Wannenhorngletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°1°5°5°2°-2°-7°-9°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-16°-13°-9°-6°-3°-3°-5°-9°-13°-16°
Precipitation (mm)726980859192889381908574

How to get to Wannenhorngletscher

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 82 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 104 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 113 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 124 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Wannenhorngletscher

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 6,790 natural sites, 874 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km939 places

  • Grimselsee Lake 18 kmNE
  • Gelmersee Lake 23 kmNE
  • Totensee Lake 21 kmNE
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 14 kmSW

25–60 km3,312 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 31 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 31 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 32 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 28 kmN

60–100 km3,593 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 75 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 92 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 97 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bellwald Municipality, Goms District
    5.9 km SE
  • Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District
    6.8 km SW
  • Titter Village, Fieschertal
    4.9 km SE
  • Fiesch Municipality, Goms District
    7.5 km S
  • Bellwald Village, Bellwald
    7.5 km SE
  • Fiesch Village, Fiesch
    9.3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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