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Lagginhorn

Located in Saas-Grund, Visp District Coordinates: 46°09′25″ N 8°00′11″ E

Lagginhorn
The original uploader was Engie at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
4,010 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saas-Balen
5.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport72 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport81 km

About Lagginhorn

Lagginhorn is a mountain. Location: Saas-Grund, Visp District. Elevation: 4,010 m.

From Wikipedia

The Lagginhorn (4,010 m), also known as Laquinhorn or ts Lagg'ii, is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies a few kilometres north of the slightly higher Weissmies and also close to the slightly lower Fletschhorn on the north. The Lagginhorn is the last four-thousander in the main chain before the Simplon Pass; it is also the second-lowest four-thousander (number 58 of 60) in Switzerland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
512 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lagginhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -11° · Night -17° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
August (day 2°)
Coldest month
February (night -20°)
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
Climate of Lagginhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-14°-14°-12°-11°-6°-2°2°2°-2°-6°-11°-13°
Average low (°C)-20°-20°-19°-17°-13°-9°-6°-6°-9°-12°-17°-19°
Precipitation (mm)595570809080707973867258

How to get to Lagginhorn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (81 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 98 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 72 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 81 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 92 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 113 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 141 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 143 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 159 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lagginhorn

Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 6,162 natural sites, 701 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km620 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 14 kmS
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 18 kmNW
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 24 kmN
  • Stellisee Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km2,523 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 60 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmN
  • Lago Nero Lake 53 kmNE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 57 kmE

60–100 km3,839 places

  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 60 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 62 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 66 kmN
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 92 kmW

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