Rothorngletscher
Located in Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District Coordinates: 46°10′57″ N 7°43′47″ E
- Elevation
- 3,030 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport83 km
- LUG Lugano Airport93 km
About Rothorngletscher
Rothorngletscher is a natural site. Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Rothorn and Hungerlihorli.
Photos of Rothorngletscher
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Bishorn Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Brunegghorn ErinoVet · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Rothorngletscher
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -9° | -8° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -5° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -11° | -7° | -3° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -7° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 72 | 79 | 67 | 84 | 85 | 79 |
How to get to Rothorngletscher
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 122 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 146 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 153 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rothorngletscher
Within 100 km: 115 historic and cultural sites, 5,723 natural sites, 690 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km691 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 24 kmSE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 9 kmNE
- Illsee Lake 11 kmNW
- Etang des Miriouges Lake 24 kmNW
25–60 km2,639 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmN
- Lake Thun Lake 57 kmN
60–100 km3,198 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 90 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 62 kmN
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 68 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 69 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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St. Niklaus Municipality, Visp District6.1 km SE
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Oberems Municipality, Leuk District5.1 km NW
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Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus5.7 km E
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Gruben Village, Turtmann-Unterems3.7 km NW
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Blüomatt Village, Oberems3.4 km NW
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Embd Municipality, Visp District6.4 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rothorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems0.3 km SE
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Hungerlihorli Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems0.4 km W
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Inner Rothorn Mountain, St. Niklaus0.8 km SE
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Brändjispitz Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1 km W
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Brändjigletscher Natural site, Turtmann-Unterems1.2 km SE
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Furggwanghorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1.4 km N
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Brändjihorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1.4 km SE
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Junggletscher Natural site, St. Niklaus1.4 km SE
More nature in Switzerland
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Bishorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems7.3 km S
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Üssers Stellihorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1.5 km SE
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Gigigrat Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1.7 km N
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Längi Egga Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1.8 km SW
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Inners Stellihorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems1.9 km SE
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Holesteigletscher Natural site, Turtmann-Unterems1.5 km S
Sources & licences
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