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Wannenhorngletscher

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°29′01″ N 8°05′40″ E

Map showing the location of Wannenhorngletscher Wannenhorngletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,226 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bellwald
6.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport66 km
LUG Lugano Airport82 km

About Wannenhorngletscher

Wannenhorngletscher is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Walliser Fiescherhörner and Wannenhorngletscher.

Climate of Wannenhorngletscher

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).

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Climate of Wannenhorngletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-1°2°5°6°3°-1°-6°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-15°-13°-8°-5°-2°-2°-5°-8°-13°-15°
Precipitation (mm)726980859192889381908574

How to get to Wannenhorngletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (107 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 72 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 66 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 82 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 104 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 112 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 123 kmnortheast
  • 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, 6,791 natural sites, 873 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km945 places

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

25–60 km3,301 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 30 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 31 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 31 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 27 kmN

60–100 km3,598 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 74 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
    6.5 km SE
  • Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District
    7 km S
  • Fiesch Municipality, Goms District
    8 km S
  • Titter Village, Fieschertal
    5.5 km SE
  • Bellwald Village, Bellwald
    8.1 km SE
  • Naters Municipality, Brig District
    12 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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