Ruchstock, Wolfenschiessen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Ruchstock

Ruchstock is a mountain. Location: Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden. Elevation: 2,813 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Schlittchuechen and Ober Sulz.

Photos of Ruchstock

Brisen Stephan Wiesner · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hoh Brisen Caumasee at German Wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of Ruchstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month: July (day 8°)
Coldest month: January (night -15°)
Wettest month: July (166 mm)
Driest month: January (97 mm)

-9° -15°

-8° -15°

-6° -13°

-3° -11°

2° -6°

5° -3°

8° -1°

4° -4°

0° -7°

-6° -12°

-8° -14°

Jan

97

Feb

101

Mar

107

Apr

121

May

133

Jun

165

Jul

166

Aug

161

Sep

122

Oct

118

Nov

121

Dec

110

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 Ruchstock
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-9°	-8°	-6°	-3°	2°	5°	8°	8°	4°	0°	-6°	-8°
Average low (°C)	-15°	-15°	-13°	-11°	-6°	-3°	-1°	-1°	-4°	-7°	-12°	-14°
Precipitation (mm)	97	101	107	121	133	165	166	161	122	118	121	110

How to get to Ruchstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 67 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 57 km to the north.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 67 kmnorth
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 74 kmwest
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 57 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 75 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 79 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 104 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 132 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ruchstock

Within 100 km: 305 historic and cultural sites, 6,557 natural sites, 985 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,030 places

Insel Schwanau Island 22 kmNE
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 21 kmNW
Neptun-Inseln Island 11 kmE
Lorelei-Inseln Island 11 kmNE

25–60 km2,841 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 41 kmSW

60–100 km3,976 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 80 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 61 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 97 kmNE
Isole di Brissago Island 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden
5 km SW
Isenthal Municipality, Uri
5.3 km NE
Bannalp Village, Wolfenschiessen
3.2 km NW
Urnerstafel Village, Wolfenschiessen
3.4 km NW
Attinghausen Municipality, Uri
6.4 km SE
Engelberg Village, Engelberg
6.6 km SW

Ruchstock

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Schlittchuechen Natural site, Isenthal
0.3 km N
Ober Sulz Mountain, Isenthal
0.4 km NE
Oberberg Mountain, Isenthal
0.7 km E
Laucherenstock Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
0.9 km W
Münggenstöckli Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
1 km NW
Hasenstock Mountain, Engelberg
1.1 km E
Schöneggeli Mountain, Isenthal
1.6 km N
Schinberg Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
1.7 km W