Fründengletscher
Located in Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District Coordinates: 46°28′42″ N 7°44′44″ E
- Elevation
- 2,670 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport52 km
- LUG Lugano Airport104 km
About Fründengletscher
Fründengletscher is a natural site. Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Doldenhorn and Fründenhorn.
Photos of Fründengletscher
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Doldenhorn Roland Zumbühl · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Balmhorn The original uploader was Telnet at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Altels Caumasee · Public domain -
Gspaltenhorn Zacharie Grossen · Public domain
Climate of Fründengletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 mm)
- Driest month
- September (75 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 86 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 84 | 75 | 90 | 95 | 90 |
How to get to Fründengletscher
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (121 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 57 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 52 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 104 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 121 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 57 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 86 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 116 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 127 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fründengletscher
Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 6,290 natural sites, 782 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km744 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 23 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 23 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 20 kmN
- Lake Thun Lake 24 kmN
25–60 km3,002 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 60 kmNW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 31 kmNE
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 38 kmNE
- Schnäggeninseli Island 32 kmNE
60–100 km3,500 places
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 99 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 61 kmE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 80 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 85 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kandersteg Village, Kandersteg5.8 km W
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Kandergrund Municipality, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District8.3 km NW
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Wiler (Lötschen) Municipality, Raron District8.5 km S
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Eggenschwand Village, Kandersteg6.3 km W
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Kippel Municipality, Raron District9.3 km S
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Reichenbach im Kandertal Municipality, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District11 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Doldenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg1.4 km SW
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Fründenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg0.9 km E
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Undere Oeschinengletscher Natural site, Kandersteg1 km NE
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Doldenhorngletscher Natural site, Kandersteg1.2 km W
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Doldenhorngletscher Natural site, Kandersteg1.5 km W
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Bim spitze Stei Mountain, Kandersteg1.7 km W
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Kleindoldenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg1.7 km SW
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Oeschinenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg1.8 km E
Sources & licences
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