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Mountain

Distelhorn

Located in Eischoll, Raron District Coordinates: 46°16′16″ N 7°44′39″ E

Map showing the location of Distelhorn Distelhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,451 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Unterbäch
3.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport74 km
LUG Lugano Airport95 km

About Distelhorn

Distelhorn is a mountain. Location: Eischoll, Raron District. Elevation: 2,451 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Ergischhorn and Ergischalphorn.

Climate of Distelhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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 Distelhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°5°9°12°12°9°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-3°0°3°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)757575758482727967848579

How to get to Distelhorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (104 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 74 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 79 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 90 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 124 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 136 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 144 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Distelhorn

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 5,867 natural sites, 718 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km737 places

  • Daubensee Lake 18 kmNW
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 6 kmSE
  • Illsee Lake 9 kmW
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km2,795 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 46 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 46 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 43 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 52 kmN

60–100 km3,189 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmN
  • Lago Nero Lake 64 kmE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 78 kmE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Unterbäch Municipality, Raron District
    3.2 km SE
  • Eischoll Village, Eischoll
    3.7 km NE
  • Ergisch Municipality, Leuk District
    3.3 km NW
  • Unterbäch Village, Unterbäch
    4.5 km E
  • Turtmann Village, Turtmann-Unterems
    4.6 km NW
  • Gampel Village, Gampel-Bratsch
    5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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