- Elevation
- 4,221 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport94 km
- LUG Lugano Airport95 km
About Zinalrothorn
Zinalrothorn is a mountain. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 4,221 m.
The Zinalrothorn at 4,221 m (13,848 ft) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. Its name comes from the village of Zinal lying on the north side and from the German word Rothorn which means Red Peak. When it was first climbed in 1864 the mountain was known locally as Moming.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 491 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Zinalrothorn
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Climate of Zinalrothorn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -12° · Night -17° · Rain 67 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 0°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -22°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -16° | -16° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 0° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -22° | -21° | -19° | -14° | -11° | -8° | -7° | -10° | -13° | -17° | -20° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 57 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 64 | 67 | 58 |
How to get to Zinalrothorn
The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 94 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 96 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsoutheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmeast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 96 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 120 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 159 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 166 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Zinalrothorn
Within 100 km: 100 historic and cultural sites, 5,280 natural sites, 643 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km688 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 21 kmE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 21 kmNE
- Illsee Lake 22 kmN
- Unterer Märetschisee Lake 22 kmN
25–60 km2,251 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 48 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 48 kmW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 44 kmNW
- Daubensee Lake 39 kmN
60–100 km3,084 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 69 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
L'Epaule Mountain, Anniviers0.5 km NW
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Pointe du Mountet Mountain, Anniviers0.7 km SW
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Pointe Sud de Moming Mountain, Anniviers1 km NE
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Arête du Blanc Mountain, Anniviers1.2 km NW
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Glacier du Mountet Natural site, Anniviers1.2 km W
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Ober Äschhorn Mountain, Zermatt1.4 km E
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Pointe Nord de Moming Mountain, Randa1.6 km NE
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Eseltschuggen Mountain, Zermatt1.7 km S
More nature in Switzerland
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Ober Gabelhorn Mountain, Anniviers3.4 km SW -
Weisshorn Mountain, Anniviers4.5 km NE -
Trifthorn Mountain, Anniviers1.7 km SW
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Dôme Mountain, Anniviers1.9 km NW
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Blanc de Moming Mountain, Anniviers2.2 km NW
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Le Mammouth Mountain, Anniviers2.4 km W
Sources & licences
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