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Mountain

Rothorn

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°14′39″ N 7°38′36″ E

Map showing the location of Rothorn Rothorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,998 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Agarn
3.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport75 km
LUG Lugano Airport102 km

About Rothorn

Rothorn is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 2,998 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Arête des Ombrintses and Bella Tola Gletscher.

Climate of Rothorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 9°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
November (93 mm)
Driest month
September (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 Rothorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-6°-3°2°6°9°9°5°0°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-14°-11°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)858878768587768269889392

How to get to Rothorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 75 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (108 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 80 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 75 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 102 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 83 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 116 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 143 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 146 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rothorn

Within 100 km: 112 historic and cultural sites, 5,702 natural sites, 694 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km706 places

  • Daubensee Lake 19 kmN
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 12 kmE
  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 25 kmW
  • Illsee Lake 2 kmNW

25–60 km2,810 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 50 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 47 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km2,992 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 64 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 73 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 100 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Agarn Municipality, Leuk District
    3.4 km NE
  • Saint-Luc Village, Anniviers
    4.4 km SW
  • Chandolin Village, Anniviers
    3.9 km W
  • Leuk Municipality, Leuk District
    5.6 km N
  • Vissoie Village, Anniviers
    5.4 km SW
  • Oberems Municipality, Leuk District
    4.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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