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Mountain

Eggishorn

Located in Bettmeralp, Raron District Coordinates: 46°25′53″ N 8°05′39″ E

Map showing the location of Eggishorn Eggishorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,926 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fiesch
2.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport70 km
LUG Lugano Airport79 km

About Eggishorn

Eggishorn is a mountain. Location: Bettmeralp, Raron District. Elevation: 2,926 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Fiescherhorli and Tällisee.

Climate of Eggishorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
August (93 mm)
Driest month
February (69 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 Eggishorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°7°8°4°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)726980859192889381908574

How to get to Eggishorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 70 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (102 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 76 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 70 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 79 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 110 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 113 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 129 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Eggishorn

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 6,763 natural sites, 842 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km862 places

  • Grimselsee Lake 22 kmNE
  • Totensee Lake 24 kmNE
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 9 kmSW
  • Gaulisee Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km3,313 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 35 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 35 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 35 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 33 kmN

60–100 km3,598 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 78 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 97 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 98 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fiesch Municipality, Goms District
    2.7 km SE
  • Lax Municipality, Goms District
    3.7 km S
  • Bellwald Municipality, Goms District
    5 km E
  • Fiesch Village, Fiesch
    4.7 km SE
  • Betten Village, Bettmeralp
    6.3 km S
  • Lax Village, Ernen
    5.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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