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Mountain

Rothorn

Located in Saas-Almagell, Visp District Coordinates: 45°59′50″ N 7°57′04″ E

Map showing the location of Rothorn Rothorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,230 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Macugnaga
3.2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport73 km
LUG Lugano Airport74 km

About Rothorn

Rothorn is a mountain. Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District. Elevation: 3,230 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Cingino Rosso and Seewjinenhorn.

Climate of Rothorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (72 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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°-9°-8°-6°-1°2°6°6°3°-1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)535062677262546258706250

How to get to Rothorn

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bern, 113 km to the north.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 73 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 74 kmeast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 141 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 159 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 176 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Macugnaga Municipality, Verbania
    3.2 km S
  • Macugnaga Village, Macugnaga
    3.4 km SE
  • Staffa Village, Macugnaga
    3.4 km S
  • Distel Village, Saas-Almagell
    2.7 km N
  • Isella Village, Macugnaga
    4.4 km SE
  • Borca Village, Macugnaga
    4.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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