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Hangende Gletscher

Located in Saas-Almagell, Visp District Coordinates: 46°01′41″ N 7°55′27″ E

Map showing the location of Hangende Gletscher Hangende Gletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,207 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Distel
3.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport76 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport77 km

About Hangende Gletscher

Hangende Gletscher is a natural site. Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Innere Turre and Fluchthorn.

Climate of Hangende Gletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
March (54 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Hangende Gletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°2°6°6°3°-1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-14°-12°-7°-4°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)484454525449465247525244

How to get to Hangende Gletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (77 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 109 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 76 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 77 kmsoutheast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 94 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 139 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 156 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 172 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Hangende Gletscher

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 5,491 natural sites, 629 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km570 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 3 kmE
  • Gornergratsee Lake 12 kmW
  • Stellisee Lake 10 kmW
  • Theodulgletschersee Lake 17 kmW

25–60 km1,984 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 54 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 49 kmNW
  • Blausee Lake 59 kmN
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 25 kmN

60–100 km3,662 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 73 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 73 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Distel Village, Saas-Almagell
    3.1 km E
  • Saas-Fee Municipality, Visp District
    7 km N
  • Macugnaga Municipality, Verbania
    7.3 km SE
  • Macugnaga Village, Macugnaga
    7.4 km SE
  • Staffa Village, Macugnaga
    7.4 km SE
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    9.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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