- Elevation
- 3,626 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport82 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport88 km
About Gross Bigerhorn
Gross Bigerhorn is a mountain. Location: St. Niklaus, Visp District. Elevation: 3,626 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Balfrin and Balfringletscher.
Photos of Gross Bigerhorn
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Balfrin Wandervogel · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Täschhorn Björn S · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Gross Bigerhorn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -8° · Night -13° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 3°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -11° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 3° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -16° | -15° | -10° | -7° | -3° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 44 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 44 |
How to get to Gross Bigerhorn
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (88 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 95 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 82 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 88 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 90 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 95 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 104 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 133 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 145 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 159 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gross Bigerhorn
Within 100 km: 115 historic and cultural sites, 5,889 natural sites, 677 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km732 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 14 kmSE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 12 kmNW
- Illsee Lake 22 kmNW
- Unterer Märetschisee Lake 21 kmNW
25–60 km2,393 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 59 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 60 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 57 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 41 kmN
60–100 km3,556 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 64 kmN
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 69 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 62 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saas-Balen Village, Saas-Balen4.5 km E
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Eisten Municipality, Visp District4.7 km NE
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Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus6.3 km NW
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Saas-Balen Municipality, Visp District5.1 km E
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Grächen Village, St. Niklaus6.1 km NW
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Grächen Municipality, Visp District6 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Balfrin Mountain, Saas-Balen1.3 km SE
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Balfringletscher Natural site, Eisten0.8 km E
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Färichgletscher Natural site, Eisten1 km NW
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Balfringletscher Natural site, Eisten1.3 km E
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Färichhorn Mountain, Eisten1.5 km NW
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Schilthorn Mountain, Saas-Balen1.6 km E
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Platthorn Mountain, Piedmont2.5 km N
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Riedgletscher Natural site, St. Niklaus2 km SW
Sources & licences
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