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Mountain

Pizzo Scarone

Located in Saas-Almagell, Visp District Coordinates: 46°03′32″ N 8°01′34″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Scarone Pizzo Scarone
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,342 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Antrona Schieranco
6.8 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport69 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport72 km

About Pizzo Scarone

Pizzo Scarone is a mountain. Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District. Elevation: 3,342 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Punta Banella and Cima dello Spigolo.

Climate of Pizzo Scarone

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -13° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
Wettest month
May (90 mm)
Driest month
February (55 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 Pizzo Scarone
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-1°2°6°6°3°-2°-6°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-15°-13°-8°-5°-2°-2°-4°-8°-13°-15°
Precipitation (mm)595570809080707973867258

How to get to Pizzo Scarone

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 69 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (72 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 108 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 69 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 72 kmsoutheast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 100 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 146 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 151 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 169 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Pizzo Scarone

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 5,804 natural sites, 644 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km511 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 6 kmSW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 21 kmSW
  • Stellisee Lake 18 kmW
  • Potimiaseewjini Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km2,118 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 59 kmNE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 55 kmE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 56 kmE
  • San Pancrazio Island 55 kmE

60–100 km3,912 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 73 kmN

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