- Elevation
- 3,165 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport75 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport84 km
About Rothorngrat
Rothorngrat is a mountain. Location: Saas-Balen, Visp District. Elevation: 3,165 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Mattwaldgletscher and Grüebusee.
Photos of Rothorngrat
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Weissmies Michael Schmid · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Fletschhorn No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lagginhorn The original uploader was Engie at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mattwaldhorn Cactus26 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Rothorngrat
This month · November
A cold month
Day -6° · Night -13° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- October (83 mm)
- Driest month
- January (64 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° | -9° | -7° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -15° | -12° | -8° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 80 | 67 | 83 | 76 | 67 |
How to get to Rothorngrat
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (84 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 94 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 75 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 84 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 110 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 139 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 141 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 156 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rothorngrat
Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 6,195 natural sites, 717 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km681 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 16 kmS
- Innersts Seewji Lake 15 kmNW
- Stausee Gibidum Lake 22 kmN
- Stellisee Lake 23 kmSW
25–60 km2,555 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 57 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 55 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 59 kmN
60–100 km3,797 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 97 kmNW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 64 kmN
- Ile de Salagnon Island 89 kmW
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 99 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saas-Balen Village, Saas-Balen5 km SW
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Saas-Grund Municipality, Visp District5.2 km S
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Simplon Municipality, Brig District5.1 km NE
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Eisten Municipality, Visp District5.4 km W
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Staldenried Municipality, Visp District6.6 km NW
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Visperterminen Municipality, Visp District7.4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mattwaldgletscher Natural site, Eisten1 km E
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Grüebusee Lake, Saas-Balen0.8 km S
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Gamsagletscher Natural site, Visperterminen1.2 km NE
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Fletschhorn Mountain, Saas-Balen2.5 km SE
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Senggchuppa Mountain, Simplon1.4 km E
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Mattwaldhorn Mountain, Visperterminen2.6 km NW
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Gamserchopf Mountain, Eisten1.4 km E
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Äusser Rothorn Mountain, Saas-Balen1.8 km SW
More nature in Switzerland
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Inner Rothorn Mountain, Saas-Balen2 km S
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Grüebugletscher Natural site, Saas-Balen1.8 km SE
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Balfrin Mountain, Saas-Balen9.1 km SW -
Stalblatte Mountain, Saas-Balen3.6 km W
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Schilt Mountain, Saas-Balen5.5 km SW
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Guglu Mountain, Saas-Balen6.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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