Hengsterengletscher
Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°38′37″ N 8°07′39″ E
- Elevation
- 3,024 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport57 km
- LUG Lugano Airport93 km
About Hengsterengletscher
Hengsterengletscher is a natural site. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Rosenhorn and Mittelhorn.
Photos of Hengsterengletscher
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Schwarzhorn Andre Schild · CC BY 2.5 -
Schreckhorn Johannes-dilger at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lauteraarhorn Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Rosenhorn Orion666 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Hengsterengletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- August (86 mm)
- Driest month
- February (72 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) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -5° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 72 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 76 |
How to get to Hengsterengletscher
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (96 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 62 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 57 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmsoutheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 96 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 87 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 106 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 110 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 115 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hengsterengletscher
Within 100 km: 220 historic and cultural sites, 6,764 natural sites, 922 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km942 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 24 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 24 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 14 kmNW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 13 kmNW
25–60 km3,138 places
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 27 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 38 kmSE
- Insel Schwanau Island 56 kmNE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 47 kmN
60–100 km3,826 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 88 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 74 kmN
- Ufenau Island 81 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Unter Lauchbühl Village, Grindelwald3.3 km W
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Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald7.3 km W
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Schattenhalb Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District6.5 km NE
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Oberläger Village, Grindelwald4.3 km NW
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Broch Village, Schattenhalb4 km N
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Brienzwiler Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District7.9 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rosenhorn Mountain, Innertkirchen1.5 km SE
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Mittelhorn Mountain, Innertkirchen1 km S
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Wetterhorn Mountain, Grindelwald1.1 km SW
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Wetterhörner Mountain, Canton of Bern1.1 km SW
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Scheideggwetterhorn Mountain, Grindelwald1.3 km W
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Gutzgletscher Natural site, Grindelwald1.6 km W
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Hick Mountain, Grindelwald1.7 km SW
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Wellhorn Mountain, Grindelwald1.7 km NE
More nature in Switzerland
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Schwarzhorn Mountain, Grindelwald6.2 km NW
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Schafhubel Mountain, Grindelwald2.2 km NW
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Chrinnengletscher Natural site, Grindelwald1.9 km SW
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Chrinnenhorn Mountain, Grindelwald2.6 km SW
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Byhorn Mountain, Grindelwald2.9 km W
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Chiemattenhubla Mountain, Grindelwald3.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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