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Mountain

Hanghorn

Located in Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°48′16″ N 8°20′36″ E

Map showing the location of Hanghorn Hanghorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,679 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kerns
5.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport66 km
ZRH Zürich Airport74 km

About Hanghorn

Hanghorn is a mountain. Location: Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden. Elevation: 2,679 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Hüenderbergli and Rotsandnollen.

Climate of Hanghorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (144 mm)
Driest month
February (96 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 Hanghorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-4°1°5°8°8°5°1°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-13°-11°-9°-4°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10396109121124141144138119119121111

How to get to Hanghorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (74 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 66 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 99 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 70 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 130 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hanghorn

Within 100 km: 266 historic and cultural sites, 6,612 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,048 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 23 kmW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 22 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 23 kmNE
  • Lake Lucerne Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km2,880 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 43 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 43 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 47 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 30 kmW

60–100 km3,917 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 72 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 67 kmN
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 96 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 81 kmS

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