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Mountain

Rothorn

Located in Leukerbad, Leuk District Coordinates: 46°22′54″ N 7°34′05″ E

Map showing the location of Rothorn Rothorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,103 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Leukerbad
4.5 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport59 km
LUG Lugano Airport112 km

About Rothorn

Rothorn is a mountain. Location: Leukerbad, Leuk District. Elevation: 3,103 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Lämmerengletscher and Schwarzhorn.

Climate of Rothorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
November (111 mm)
Driest month
September (81 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 Rothorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)10210398969998889281101111109

How to get to Rothorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (114 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 64 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 59 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 112 kmeast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 114 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 73 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 111 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 133 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rothorn

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 5,774 natural sites, 726 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km688 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 18 kmNE
  • Daubensee Lake 5 kmNE
  • Blausee Lake 18 kmNE
  • Lauenensee Lake 18 kmW

25–60 km2,869 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 38 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 38 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 34 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 48 kmNE

60–100 km3,088 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmN
  • Lago Nero Lake 75 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 94 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Leukerbad Village, Leukerbad
    4.5 km E
  • Inden Municipality, Leuk District
    3.3 km SE
  • Crans-Montana Municipality, Sierre District
    6.4 km SW
  • Varen Municipality, Leuk District
    5.3 km S
  • Larsi Village, Inden
    3 km SE
  • Gemmipass Village, Leukerbad
    4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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