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Mountain

Geierhorn

Located in Sigriswil, Thun District Coordinates: 46°44′39″ N 7°47′25″ E

Map showing the location of Geierhorn Geierhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,856 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Beatenberg
3.5 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport29 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg97 km

About Geierhorn

Geierhorn is a mountain. Location: Sigriswil, Thun District. Elevation: 1,856 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Mittaghorn and Bluemhorn.

Climate of Geierhorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
June (129 mm)
Driest month
March (83 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 Geierhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°2°5°10°13°15°15°11°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-4°0°3°5°5°2°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)85918392109129118119899710198

How to get to Geierhorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 29 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (97 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 35 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 29 kmnorthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 97 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 98 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 90 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 92 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 92 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 110 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Geierhorn

Within 100 km: 272 historic and cultural sites, 6,148 natural sites, 874 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km503 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 8 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 7 kmS
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 10 kmS
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 14 kmE

25–60 km2,637 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 37 kmNW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 54 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 52 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 53 kmW

60–100 km4,154 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 89 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 70 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 66 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Beatenberg Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
    3.5 km S
  • Horrenbach-Buchen Municipality, Thun District
    3.4 km N
  • Eriz Municipality, Thun District
    5.1 km N
  • Sigriswil Village, Sigriswil
    6.6 km SW
  • Eriz Village, Horrenbach-Buchen
    5 km N
  • Beatenberg Village, Beatenberg
    5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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