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Natural site

Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°02′56″ N 7°39′56″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,121 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
7.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport94 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport95 km

About Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn

Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn is a natural site. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Ober Gabelhorn and Le Coeur.

Climate of Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
July (63 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 Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-9°-8°-6°-1°3°7°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-12°-7°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 94 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 95 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 94 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 97 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 119 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 161 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 168 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 5,182 natural sites, 632 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km693 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 23 kmE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 24 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 23 kmN
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km2,190 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 50 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 47 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 43 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 41 kmN

60–100 km3,024 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 68 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    7.2 km SE
  • Zermatt Municipality, Visp District
    9.4 km SE
  • Stafel Village, Zermatt
    5.1 km S
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    8.9 km E
  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    10 km NE
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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