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Mountain

Ober Äschhorn

Located in Zermatt, Visp District Coordinates: 46°03′38″ N 7°42′28″ E

Map showing the location of Ober Äschhorn Ober Äschhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,668 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
5.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport93 km
LUG Lugano Airport93 km

About Ober Äschhorn

Ober Äschhorn is a mountain. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 3,668 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Zinalrothorn and Unter Äschhorn.

Climate of Ober Äschhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -8° · Night -14° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 3°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
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 Ober Äschhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°3°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-17°-15°-11°-7°-4°-3°-6°-9°-14°-16°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Ober Äschhorn

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 93 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 97 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 93 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmeast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 122 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 159 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 167 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ober Äschhorn

Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 5,301 natural sites, 643 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km703 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 20 kmE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 21 kmN
  • Illsee Lake 23 kmN
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km2,208 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 49 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 49 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 45 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km3,128 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    5.5 km SE
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    5.5 km E
  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    6.9 km NE
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    8 km E
  • Randa Village, Randa
    7.2 km NE
  • Ried Village, Zermatt
    5.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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