- Elevation
- 3,191 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport67 km
- BRN Bern Airport86 km
About Pizzo Rotondo
Pizzo Rotondo is a mountain. Location: Obergoms, Goms District. Elevation: 3,191 m.
Pizzo Rotondo is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps. At 3,190 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain lying on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Valais, as well as the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps lying between Nufenen Pass and Lukmanier Pass. The massif of Piz Rotondo separates the valleys of the upper Rhone (Valais) and upper Ticino. About two kilometres north-east lies the Witenwasserenstock, which is the watershed between the basins of the Rhone, Po and Rhine.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 749 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Pizzo Rotondo
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Climate of Pizzo Rotondo
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- July (116 mm)
- Driest month
- February (82 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° | -9° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -12° | -8° | -5° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 82 | 97 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 107 | 104 | 93 |
How to get to Pizzo Rotondo
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (101 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 91 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 67 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorthwest
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 101 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 95 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 112 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 134 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 141 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pizzo Rotondo
Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 7,021 natural sites, 921 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,007 places
- Lago Nero Lake 9 kmSE
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 20 kmE
- Lago Sfundau Lake 7 kmSE
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 16 kmSE
25–60 km3,335 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 53 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 53 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 44 kmNW
60–100 km3,793 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 89 kmN
- Ufenau Island 81 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Poncione di Ruino Mountain, Bedretto0.6 km S
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Ghiacciaio di Pesciora Natural site, Bedretto0.5 km SE
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Gerenhorn Mountain, Obergoms0.8 km NE
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Gerengletscher Natural site, Obergoms0.8 km N
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Ghiacciaio di Pesciora Natural site, Bedretto0.8 km E
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Ghiacciaio del Pizzo Rotondo Natural site, Obergoms1 km SW
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Pizzo Pesciora Mountain, Bedretto1.2 km NE
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Witenwasserenstock Mountain, Obergoms1.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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