Riedgletscher
Located in St. Niklaus, Visp District Coordinates: 46°09′16″ N 7°50′17″ E
- Elevation
- 2,167 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport85 km
- BRN Bern Airport88 km
About Riedgletscher
Riedgletscher is a natural site. Location: St. Niklaus, Visp District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Mittelberg and Breithorn.
Climate of Riedgletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- 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) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -8° | -7° | -5° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 7° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 44 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 44 |
How to get to Riedgletscher
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 85 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (90 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 93 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 85 kmeast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 88 kmnorth
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 90 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 93 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 101 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 131 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 145 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 157 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Riedgletscher
Within 100 km: 115 historic and cultural sites, 5,872 natural sites, 683 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km753 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 16 kmSE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 10 kmN
- Illsee Lake 20 kmNW
- Unterer Märetschisee Lake 18 kmNW
25–60 km2,456 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 39 kmN
60–100 km3,461 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 96 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 63 kmN
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 68 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 63 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus3.7 km NW
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Grächen Village, St. Niklaus4.5 km N
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Grächen Municipality, Visp District4.8 km N
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Gasenried Village, St. Niklaus3 km N
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Mattsand Village, St. Niklaus3.5 km W
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Herbriggen Village, St. Niklaus4.1 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mittelberg Mountain, St. Niklaus1 km W
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Breithorn Mountain, St. Niklaus1.4 km SW
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Plattja Mountain, St. Niklaus1.5 km N
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Färichhorn Mountain, Eisten1.6 km E
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Platthorn Mountain, Piedmont2.2 km NE
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Grathorn Mountain, St. Niklaus1.9 km NW
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Färichgletscher Natural site, Eisten2 km E
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Gugla Mountain, St. Niklaus2.4 km S
Sources & licences
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