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Mountain

Oberrothorn

Located in Täsch, Visp District Coordinates: 46°01′40″ N 7°48′46″ E

Map showing the location of Oberrothorn Oberrothorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,414 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport84 km
LUG Lugano Airport85 km

About Oberrothorn

Oberrothorn is a mountain. Location: Täsch, Visp District. Elevation: 3,414 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Sparrenflue and Fluehorn.

Climate of Oberrothorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -7° · Night -12° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
Wettest month
November (67 mm)
Driest month
July (52 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).

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Climate of Oberrothorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-3°1°4°5°2°-2°-7°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-15°-14°-9°-6°-2°-1°-4°-8°-12°-15°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Oberrothorn

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 84 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 106 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 84 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 85 kmeast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 130 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 159 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 171 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    5 km W
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    5.3 km NW
  • Zermatt Municipality, Visp District
    6.3 km SW
  • Ried Village, Zermatt
    3.9 km W
  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    8.1 km N
  • Saas-Fee Municipality, Visp District
    9.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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