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Schwarzberggletscher

Located in Saas-Almagell, Visp District Coordinates: 46°00′49″ N 7°54′52″ E

Map showing the location of Schwarzberggletscher Schwarzberggletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,248 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Distel
3.8 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport76 km
LUG Lugano Airport77 km

About Schwarzberggletscher

Schwarzberggletscher is a natural site. Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Strahlhorn and Fluchthorn.

Climate of Schwarzberggletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 Schwarzberggletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-7°-2°2°5°6°3°-1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-15°-14°-12°-8°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)484454525449465247525244

How to get to Schwarzberggletscher

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bern, 110 km to the north.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 76 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 77 kmeast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 110 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 138 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 158 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 174 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Schwarzberggletscher

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 5,394 natural sites, 615 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km563 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 4 kmNE
  • Gornergratsee Lake 11 kmW
  • Stellisee Lake 9 kmW
  • Theodulgletschersee Lake 16 kmW

25–60 km1,915 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 56 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 50 kmNW
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 27 kmN
  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 53 kmNW

60–100 km3,625 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 75 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Distel Village, Saas-Almagell
    3.8 km E
  • Macugnaga Municipality, Verbania
    6.3 km SE
  • Macugnaga Village, Macugnaga
    6.4 km SE
  • Staffa Village, Macugnaga
    6.5 km SE
  • Saas-Fee Municipality, Visp District
    8.5 km N
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    9.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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