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Gagenhaupt

Located in Zermatt, Visp District Coordinates: 45°59′09″ N 7°44′40″ E

Map showing the location of Gagenhaupt Gagenhaupt
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,568 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
3.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport86 km
TRN Turin Airport88 km

About Gagenhaupt

Gagenhaupt is a mountain. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 2,568 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Riffelhorn and Gorner gorge.

Climate of Gagenhaupt

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
November (65 mm)
Driest month
July (49 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 Gagenhaupt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°6°10°11°7°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-10°-8°-3°0°4°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)595564636354495653636556

How to get to Gagenhaupt

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 86 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 104 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 86 kmsoutheast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 88 kmsouth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 126 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 165 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 175 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gagenhaupt

Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 5,083 natural sites, 599 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km562 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 18 kmE
  • Gornergratsee Lake 3 kmE
  • Lac du Toûno Lake 25 kmN
  • Le Lac Bleu Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km1,970 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 57 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 55 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 52 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 48 kmN

60–100 km3,239 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    3.8 km N
  • Riffelalp Village, Zermatt
    1.7 km N
  • Blatten Village, Zermatt
    2.5 km N
  • Stafel Village, Zermatt
    4.8 km NW
  • Ried Village, Zermatt
    5.2 km N
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    9.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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