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Mountain

Rothorn

Located in Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District Coordinates: 46°10′53″ N 7°43′58″ E

Map showing the location of Rothorn Rothorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,277 m
above sea level
Nearest town
St. Niklaus
5.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport83 km
LUG Lugano Airport93 km

About Rothorn

Rothorn is a mountain. Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District. Elevation: 3,277 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Rothorngletscher and Inner Rothorn.

Climate of Rothorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -7° · Night -13° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Rothorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-8°-5°0°4°7°7°3°-1°-7°-9°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-15°-13°-8°-5°-2°-2°-5°-8°-13°-15°
Precipitation (mm)757575758482727967848579

How to get to Rothorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 83 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (99 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 88 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 83 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 99 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 88 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 123 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 146 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 154 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rothorn

Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 5,725 natural sites, 689 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km692 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 24 kmSE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 8 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 11 kmNW
  • Etang des Miriouges Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km2,633 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 56 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 57 kmN

60–100 km3,205 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 91 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 62 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 68 kmN
  • Lago Nero Lake 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • St. Niklaus Municipality, Visp District
    5.9 km SE
  • Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus
    5.5 km E
  • Oberems Municipality, Leuk District
    5.3 km NW
  • Gruben Village, Turtmann-Unterems
    3.9 km NW
  • Embd Municipality, Visp District
    6.3 km NE
  • Blüomatt Village, Oberems
    3.6 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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