Eiger, Lauterbrunnen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Eiger

Eiger is a mountain. Location: Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. Elevation: 3,967 m.

From Wikipedia

The Eiger (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈaɪɡər] ) is a 3,967-metre (13,015 ft) mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m (13,642 ft), constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence: 361 m

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Eiger

Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5
Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5
Jungfrau Roland Zumbühl, Arlesheim · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Eiger

This month · November

A cold month

Day -11° · Night -16° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month: August (day -1°)
Coldest month: February (night -20°)
Wettest month: August (86 mm)
Driest month: February (72 mm)

-14° -20°

-15° -20°

-14° -19°

-12° -17°

-7° -13°

-4° -9°

-1° -6°

-3° -8°

-7° -11°

-11° -16°

-13° -18°

Jan

76

Feb

72

Mar

80

Apr

75

May

75

Jun

83

Jul

85

Aug

86

Sep

74

Oct

75

Nov

82

Dec

76

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 Eiger
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-14°	-15°	-14°	-12°	-7°	-4°	-1°	-1°	-3°	-7°	-11°	-13°
Average low (°C)	-20°	-20°	-19°	-17°	-13°	-9°	-6°	-6°	-8°	-11°	-16°	-18°
Precipitation (mm)	76	72	80	75	75	83	85	86	74	75	82	76

How to get to Eiger

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (106 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 59 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 54 kmnorthwest
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmsoutheast
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Bern Population: 121.6K 59 kmnorthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 97 kmnortheast
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 105 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 114 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 117 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Eiger

Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 6,692 natural sites, 870 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km873 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 18 kmNW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 19 kmNW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 20 kmNW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 15 kmN

25–60 km3,172 places

Lago Nero Lake 43 kmE
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 57 kmNE
Neptun-Inseln Island 58 kmNE
Lorelei-Inseln Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km3,734 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 62 kmNW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 98 kmN
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 82 kmN
Ufenau Island 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Grindelwald Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
5.8 km NE
Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald
5.7 km NE
Mettla Village, Grindelwald
2.4 km NW
Alpiglen Village, Grindelwald
2.5 km N
Bustiglen Village, Grindelwald
3.1 km NW
Bidem Village, Grindelwald
3.5 km N

Eiger

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Grosser Turm Mountain, Grindelwald
0.6 km NE
Chlyne Eiger Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
1 km SW
Obers Ischmeer Natural site, Grindelwald
1.4 km S
Rotstock Mountain, Grindelwald
1.7 km W
Eigergletscher Natural site, Lauterbrunnen
1.6 km SW
Challifirn Natural site, Grindelwald
1.9 km E
Mönch Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
2.2 km S
Rots Brätt Mountain, Grindelwald
2.2 km NE