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Mountain

Borthorn

Located in Ergisch, Leuk District Coordinates: 46°13′57″ N 7°44′27″ E

Map showing the location of Borthorn Borthorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,992 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Unterbäch
3.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport78 km
LUG Lugano Airport94 km

About Borthorn

Borthorn is a mountain. Location: Ergisch, Leuk District. Elevation: 2,992 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Ginalshorn and Schwarzi Blatte.

Climate of Borthorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
November (85 mm)
Driest month
September (67 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 Borthorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-6°-4°2°5°9°9°5°1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-7°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)757575758482727967848579

How to get to Borthorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (102 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 83 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 78 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 83 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 91 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 123 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 140 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 148 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Unterbäch Municipality, Raron District
    3.7 km NE
  • Turtmann-Unterems Municipality, Leuk District
    5.1 km SW
  • Embd Municipality, Visp District
    4.6 km E
  • Oberems Municipality, Leuk District
    4.8 km SW
  • Eischoll Municipality, Raron District
    5.8 km N
  • Gruben Village, Turtmann-Unterems
    3.6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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