Schreckfirn
Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°34′54″ N 8°06′53″ E
- Elevation
- 3,173 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport60 km
- LUG Lugano Airport89 km
About Schreckfirn
Schreckfirn is a natural site. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Schreckhorn and Lauteraarhorn.
Photos of Schreckfirn
Climate of Schreckfirn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -9° | -9° | -8° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -15° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -1° | -1° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 72 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 76 |
How to get to Schreckfirn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 60 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (103 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 65 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 60 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 89 kmsoutheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 103 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 65 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 93 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 113 kmnortheast
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 114 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 116 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schreckfirn
Within 100 km: 212 historic and cultural sites, 6,732 natural sites, 909 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km960 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 18 kmNW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 20 kmN
- Schnäggeninseli Island 19 kmNW
- Lungernsee Lake 25 kmN
25–60 km3,208 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 25 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 26 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 28 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 36 kmSE
60–100 km3,685 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 95 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 81 kmN
- Ufenau Island 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald7.7 km NW
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Pfingstegg Village, Grindelwald6 km NW
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Gletscherschlucht Village, Grindelwald6.4 km NW
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Aspi Village, Grindelwald6.9 km NW
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Fieschertal Municipality, Goms District9.8 km S
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Unter Lauchbühl Village, Grindelwald7.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Schreckhorn Mountain, Guttannen1 km N -
Lauteraarhorn Mountain, Grindelwald1.1 km E -
Strahlegghorn Mountain, Grindelwald0.7 km S
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Nässihorn Mountain, Grindelwald1.5 km N
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Nässigletscher Natural site, Grindelwald1.7 km NW
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Kleines Lauteraarhorn Mountain, Guttannen1.9 km E
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Alte Strahlegg Mountain, Guttannen2.3 km S
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Obere Buggel Mountain, Grindelwald2.4 km W
Sources & licences
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