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Mountain

Distelhorn

Located in Grächen, Visp District Coordinates: 46°11′09″ N 7°52′15″ E

Map showing the location of Distelhorn Distelhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,829 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grächen
2.8 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport83 km
BRN Bern Airport86 km

About Distelhorn

Distelhorn is a mountain. Location: Grächen, Visp District. Elevation: 2,829 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Stock and Wannehorn.

Climate of Distelhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
October (83 mm)
Driest month
January (64 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 Distelhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-2°3°7°10°10°6°2°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)646569728282728067837667

How to get to Distelhorn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (91 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 91 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 83 kmeast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 91 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 102 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 133 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 141 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 154 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Grächen Village, St. Niklaus
    2.8 km W
  • Eisten Village, Eisten
    2.4 km NE
  • Eisten Municipality, Visp District
    2.9 km E
  • Hannigalp Village, Grächen
    2.3 km N
  • Galgern Village, Eisten
    1.8 km E
  • Staldenried Municipality, Visp District
    4.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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