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Schreckhorn

Located in Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°35′24″ N 8°07′05″ E

Schreckhorn
Johannes-dilger at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
4,078 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grindelwald
6.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport59 km
LUG Lugano Airport89 km

About Schreckhorn

Schreckhorn is a mountain. Location: Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. Elevation: 4,078 m.

From Wikipedia

The Schreckhorn (4,078 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak located entirely in the canton of Bern. The Schreckhorn is the northernmost Alpine four-thousander and the northernmost summit rising above 4,000 metres in Europe.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
795 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Schreckhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -12° · Night -17° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day -1°)
Coldest month
February (night -21°)
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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Climate of Schreckhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-15°-15°-14°-13°-8°-5°-2°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Average low (°C)-20°-21°-20°-18°-13°-10°-7°-6°-9°-12°-17°-19°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

How to get to Schreckhorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 59 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (102 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 65 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 59 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 89 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 102 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 92 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 112 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 114 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 115 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Schreckhorn

Within 100 km: 212 historic and cultural sites, 6,732 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km974 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 18 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 19 kmN
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 18 kmNW
  • Lungernsee Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km3,194 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 25 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 26 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 28 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 36 kmSE

60–100 km3,690 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 67 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 94 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 80 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 86 kmNE

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