Wysstalgletscher
Located in Saas-Almagell, Visp District Coordinates: 46°05′03″ N 8°00′16″ E
- Elevation
- 2,983 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport71 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport76 km
About Wysstalgletscher
Wysstalgletscher is a natural site. Location: Saas-Almagell, Visp District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Plattenhorn and Kanzilti.
Climate of Wysstalgletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- 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) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -14° | -13° | -10° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 55 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 86 | 72 | 58 |
How to get to Wysstalgletscher
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (76 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 105 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 71 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 76 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 100 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 116 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 144 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 149 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 167 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wysstalgletscher
Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 5,885 natural sites, 662 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km565 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 6 kmSW
- Innersts Seewji Lake 23 kmNW
- Gornergratsee Lake 21 kmSW
- Stellisee Lake 18 kmSW
25–60 km2,210 places
- Lago Nero Lake 58 kmNE
- Isole di Brissago Island 57 kmE
- Sant' Apollinare Island 57 kmE
- San Pancrazio Island 57 kmE
60–100 km3,871 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 68 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 68 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saas-Grund Municipality, Visp District6.2 km NW
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Saas-Almagell Village, Saas-Almagell3.8 km W
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Saas-Fee Village, Saas-Fee6.5 km NW
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Saas-Grund Village, Saas-Grund6.8 km NW
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Saas-Fee Municipality, Visp District8.1 km W
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Antrona Schieranco Municipality, Verbania8.9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Plattenhorn Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.4 km SE
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Kanzilti Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.4 km S
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Almagellerhorn Mountain, Saas-Almagell0.8 km W
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Sonnighorn Mountain, Saas-Almagell1.8 km SE -
Sonniggrat Mountain, Saas-Almagell1.2 km SE
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Rotblattgletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell1.1 km E
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Pizza Bottacello Mountain, Piedmont1.7 km SE -
Augstkummegletscher Natural site, Saas-Almagell1.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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