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Natural site

Obere Triftgletscher

Located in Innertkirchen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°39′33″ N 8°22′19″ E

Map showing the location of Obere Triftgletscher Obere Triftgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,752 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Göschenen
9.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport72 km
LUG Lugano Airport84 km

About Obere Triftgletscher

Obere Triftgletscher is a natural site. Location: Innertkirchen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Triftstöckli and Obere Triftchessel.

Climate of Obere Triftgletscher

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (116 mm)
Driest month
February (82 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 Obere Triftgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°0°4°8°8°5°1°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)91829710610611411611610610710493

How to get to Obere Triftgletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (90 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 78 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 72 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 84 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 80 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 98 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 134 kmwest

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

Day trips from Obere Triftgletscher

Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 6,876 natural sites, 946 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,194 places

  • Lago Sfundau Lake 25 kmSE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 22 kmE
  • Lungernsee Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km3,092 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 43 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 43 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 46 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 31 kmW

60–100 km3,760 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 80 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 83 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 73 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Göschenen Municipality, Uri
    9.7 km E
  • Guttannen Village, Guttannen
    6.3 km W
  • Schaftelen Village, Innertkirchen
    7.8 km NW
  • Handegg Village, Guttannen
    7.2 km SW
  • Guttannen Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
    11 km SW
  • Furen Village, Innertkirchen
    8.5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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