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Mountain

Ober Gabelhorn

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°02′19″ N 7°40′05″ E

Ober Gabelhorn
Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
4,062 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
6.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport93 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport94 km

About Ober Gabelhorn

Ober Gabelhorn is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 4,062 m.

From Wikipedia

The Ober Gabelhorn (4063 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, located between Zermatt and Zinal.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
536 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Ober Gabelhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -11° · Night -16° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 1°)
Coldest month
February (night -21°)
Wettest month
November (67 mm)
Driest month
July (52 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 Ober Gabelhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-7°-3°0°1°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Average low (°C)-20°-21°-20°-18°-13°-10°-7°-6°-9°-12°-16°-19°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Ober Gabelhorn

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 93 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 96 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 93 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 96 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 119 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 162 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 169 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ober Gabelhorn

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 5,141 natural sites, 627 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km685 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 23 kmE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 25 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 24 kmN
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km2,150 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 51 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 47 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 44 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 42 kmN

60–100 km3,025 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    6.6 km E
  • Zermatt Municipality, Visp District
    8.5 km SE
  • Stafel Village, Zermatt
    4 km SE
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    9.1 km E
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    11 km E
  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    11 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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