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Mountain

Stockhorn

Located in Zermatt, Visp District Coordinates: 45°59′08″ N 7°50′16″ E

Map showing the location of Stockhorn Stockhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,532 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
7.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport80 km
LUG Lugano Airport83 km

About Stockhorn

Stockhorn is a mountain. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 3,532 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Stockchnubel and Triftjigletscher.

Climate of Stockhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -7° · Night -13° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
August (day 4°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
Wettest month
May (72 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Stockhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-11°-10°-8°-3°1°4°4°1°-3°-7°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-17°-16°-14°-9°-6°-3°-2°-5°-8°-13°-15°
Precipitation (mm)535062677262546258706250

How to get to Stockhorn

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 110 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 80 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 83 kmeast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 88 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 133 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 163 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 176 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Stockhorn

Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 5,194 natural sites, 601 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km545 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 11 kmNE
  • Gornergratsee Lake 5 kmW
  • Stellisee Lake 4 kmNW
  • Theodulgletschersee Lake 10 kmW

25–60 km1,860 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 58 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 58 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 50 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 60 kmNW

60–100 km3,485 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 75 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    7.9 km NW
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    7.9 km N
  • Riffelalp Village, Zermatt
    7 km W
  • Macugnaga Municipality, Verbania
    10 km E
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    10 km NW
  • Staffa Village, Macugnaga
    10 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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