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Schwarzhorn

Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°41′10″ N 8°04′32″ E

Schwarzhorn
Andre Schild · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
2,927 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brienzwiler
2.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport51 km
ZRH Zürich Airport93 km

About Schwarzhorn

Schwarzhorn is a mountain. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. Elevation: 2,927 m.

From Wikipedia

The Schwarzhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Brienz and Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland. With a height of 2,928 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the group north of the Grosse Scheidegg Pass. The Schwarzhorn is also the highest point in the municipality of Brienz. A small glacier named Blau Gletscherli lies on the north side of the mountain. The Schwarzhorn is regarded as one of the most stunning look-out peaks in the Bernese Oberland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
966 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Schwarzhorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 8°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
June (138 mm)
Driest month
January (93 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
Climate of Schwarzhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-6°-4°2°5°8°8°4°0°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-11°-6°-4°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)939697106117138134133101109111104

How to get to Schwarzhorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (93 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 51 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 93 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 99 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 84 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 104 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 104 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 112 kmwest

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

Day trips from Schwarzhorn

Within 100 km: 231 historic and cultural sites, 6,609 natural sites, 916 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km883 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 20 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 20 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 24 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 8 kmW

25–60 km3,021 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 58 kmNW
  • Lago Nero Lake 44 kmSE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 55 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 44 kmNE

60–100 km3,852 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 85 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 70 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 80 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmNW

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