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Mountain

Geissflue

Located in Oltingen, Sissach District Coordinates: 47°25′12″ N 7°57′24″ E

Geissflue
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Elevation
963 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rohr
1.1 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg38 km
ZRH Zürich Airport45 km

About Geissflue

Geissflue is a mountain. Location: Oltingen, Sissach District. Elevation: 963 m.

From Wikipedia

The Geissflue is a hill of the eastern Jura Mountains, located between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn. The border with the canton of Aargau runs east of the summit on the Geissfluegrat. The Geissflue has an elevation of 962 metres above sea level. It is the easternmost summit above 900 metres in the Jura Mountains.

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Climate of Geissflue

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (131 mm)
Driest month
March (91 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 Geissflue
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°5°8°10°9°6°2°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1051039110011613112011396108118122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Geissflue

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 33 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 38 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 45 kmeast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 66 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Basel Population: 177.6K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 45 kmeast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 59 kmeast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 65 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Geissflue

Within 100 km: 498 historic and cultural sites, 3,653 natural sites, 721 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 24 kmSE
  • Lake Hallwil Lake 25 kmSE
  • Trübelbachweier Lake 22 kmS
  • Büselweier Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km908 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 36 kmE
  • Saffa Insel Island 44 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 53 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 29 kmS

60–100 km3,824 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 99 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 96 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 81 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rohr Village, Stüsslingen
    1.1 km S
  • Kienberg Municipality, Bezirk Gösgen
    2.4 km N
  • Stüsslingen Municipality, Bezirk Gösgen
    2.9 km S
  • Erlinsbach (SO) Municipality, Bezirk Gösgen
    3.6 km SE
  • Lostorf Municipality, Bezirk Gösgen
    3.9 km SW
  • Erlinsbach Municipality, Bezirk Aarau
    3.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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