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Hohwänghorn

Located in Zermatt, Visp District Coordinates: 46°01′44″ N 7°39′00″ E

Map showing the location of Hohwänghorn Hohwänghorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,671 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
7.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport92 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport95 km

About Hohwänghorn

Hohwänghorn is a mountain. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 3,671 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Mont Durand and Ober Gabelhorn.

Climate of Hohwänghorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -8° · Night -13° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 4°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
July (63 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 Hohwänghorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°3°4°0°-4°-8°-11°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-17°-15°-11°-7°-4°-3°-6°-9°-13°-16°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Hohwänghorn

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 92 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 95 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 92 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 98 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 118 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 164 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 170 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Hohwänghorn

Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 5,035 natural sites, 611 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km669 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 24 kmE
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 22 kmW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 11 kmSE
  • Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km2,141 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 53 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 46 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 44 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 43 kmN

60–100 km2,922 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 73 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 80 kmN

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