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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2237,Lat: 46.0677
Elevation	720 meter above sea level
Local time	1:58:39am
Name province/region	Piemonte
Name Subregion	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montescheno

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cresti	0.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Seppiana	1.2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Boschetto-Casa dei Conti	1.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Viganella	2.6 km	SouthWest
5 Villadossola	3.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	115 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	155 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	267 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 187 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Medium - Adda, Ticino, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is LAGO ALPE DEI CAVALLI (0.4 km² at a height of around 1585 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pizzo Giezza with a height of 2658 meter (at a distance of 12.3 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 20%, low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 41%, high mountains: 22%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
STS. 9.V Alpes du Mischabel et du Weissmies (Alpe*
SPG.9.V.B. Chaîne de l'Andolla (Portjengrat)
STS. 9.V Alpes du Mischabel et du Weissmies (Alpe*
SPG.9.V.B. Chaîne de l'Andolla (Portjengrat)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 54 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

51.8 km2

65.9%

Nature

16.9 km2

21.5%

Agriculture

5.7 km2

7.2%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.6%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.8%

Rock-Sand

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sasso in country Italy

Sasso at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	50 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	57 km	EastSouthEast
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	63 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alte Valli Anzasca, Antrona e Bognanco	IT	1 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montescheno

Type of weather in Montescheno	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam