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Mountain

Riederhorn

Located in Riederalp, Raron District Coordinates: 46°22′17″ N 8°00′58″ E

Map showing the location of Riederhorn Riederhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,230 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mörel
2.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport72 km
LUG Lugano Airport80 km

About Riederhorn

Riederhorn is a mountain. Location: Riederalp, Raron District. Elevation: 2,230 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Aletschwald and Stausee Gibidum.

Climate of Riederhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Riederhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°5°9°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-2°2°4°5°2°-2°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)726980859192889381908574

How to get to Riederhorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (99 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 77 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 72 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 80 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 99 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 107 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 118 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 137 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Riederhorn

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 6,646 natural sites, 801 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km839 places

  • Innersts Seewji Lake 22 kmSW
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 1 kmW
  • Schwarze See Lake 25 kmW
  • Oberhoresee Lake 18 kmNW

25–60 km3,121 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 37 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 38 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 37 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 38 kmN

60–100 km3,644 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 80 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 62 kmSE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 61 kmSE
  • San Pancrazio Island 61 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mörel Village, Riederalp
    2.7 km SE
  • Riederalp Village, Riederalp
    0.9 km NE
  • Goppisberg Village, Riederalp
    2.6 km E
  • Bitsch Municipality, Raron District
    3 km S
  • Naters Municipality, Brig District
    4.8 km NW
  • Greich Village, Riederalp
    1.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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