- Elevation
- 3,698 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport56 km
- LUG Lugano Airport105 km
About Balmhorn
Balmhorn is a mountain. Location: Leukerbad, Leuk District. Elevation: 3,698 m.
The Balmhorn (3,697 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Bern and the Valais. It was first climbed by Frank Walker, Horace Walker and Lucy Walker, with guides Jakob Anderegg and Melchior Anderegg on 21 July 1864.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 1,013 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Balmhorn
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Doldenhorn Roland Zumbühl · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Altels Caumasee · Public domain
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Climate of Balmhorn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -9° · Night -14° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 3°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -18°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 mm)
- Driest month
- September (75 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) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Average low (°C) | -18° | -18° | -17° | -15° | -11° | -8° | -5° | -4° | -7° | -10° | -14° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 86 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 84 | 75 | 90 | 95 | 90 |
How to get to Balmhorn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 56 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (119 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 61 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 56 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 105 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 119 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 61 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 82 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 122 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 123 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balmhorn
Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 6,040 natural sites, 766 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km772 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 9 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 6 kmW
- Blausee Lake 12 kmN
- Innersts Seewji Lake 22 kmS
25–60 km2,847 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 30 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 30 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 26 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 38 kmNE
60–100 km3,344 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 65 kmE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 87 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Altels Mountain, Kandersteg1.2 km W
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Flüegletscher Natural site, Leukerbad1 km S
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Balmhorngletscher Natural site, Kandersteg1 km NW
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Zackengrat Mountain, Leukerbad1.2 km SW
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Lötschegletscher Natural site, Kandersteg1.3 km E
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Dalagletscher Natural site, Leukerbad1.3 km S
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Gasterespitz Mountain, Kandersteg1.6 km NE
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Balme Mountain, Kandersteg1.7 km NE
Sources & licences
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