- Elevation
- 3,488 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport69 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport74 km
About Sonnighorn
Sonnighorn is a mountain. Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District. Elevation: 3,488 m.
The Sonnighorn (it Pizzo Bottarello) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the Swiss-Italian border. The closest locality is Saas Almagell on the west side.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 340 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Sonnighorn
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Weissmies Michael Schmid · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Portjengrat Oxensepp at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0 de -
Pizzo d'Andolla Oxensepp at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0 de -
Pizza Bottacello Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Sonnighorn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -7° · Night -14° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -7° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -16° | -14° | -9° | -6° | -3° | -2° | -5° | -9° | -14° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 55 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 86 | 72 | 58 |
How to get to Sonnighorn
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 69 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (74 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 107 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 69 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 74 kmsoutheast
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 101 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 107 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 118 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 146 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 149 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 168 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sonnighorn
Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 5,857 natural sites, 658 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km534 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 6 kmSW
- Gornergratsee Lake 21 kmSW
- Stellisee Lake 18 kmW
- Potimiaseewjini Lake 9 kmNE
25–60 km2,181 places
- Lago Nero Lake 58 kmNE
- Isole di Brissago Island 56 kmE
- Sant' Apollinare Island 56 kmE
- San Pancrazio Island 55 kmE
60–100 km3,896 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 69 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 68 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 71 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Antrona Schieranco Municipality, Verbania7.3 km E
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Saas-Grund Municipality, Visp District7.8 km NW
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Saas-Almagell Village, Saas-Almagell5.5 km NW
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Antrona Schieranco Village, Antrona Schieranco7.3 km E
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Saas-Fee Village, Saas-Fee8.3 km NW
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Antronapiana Village, Antrona Schieranco7.3 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pizza Bottacello Mountain, Piedmont<0.1 km NW
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Augstkummegletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell0.3 km SW
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Augstkummenhorn Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.5 km S
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Sonniggrat Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.6 km NW
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Cimone di Camposecco Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.7 km S
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Rotblattgletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell0.9 km N
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Cima dello Spigolo Mountain, Saas-Almagell1.2 km S
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Punta Banella Mountain, Saas-Almagell1.3 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources