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Mountain

Steinalp

Located in Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°54′36″ N 8°26′59″ E

Map showing the location of Steinalp Steinalp
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,708 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chrüzhütten
0.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport61 km
BRN Bern Airport72 km

About Steinalp

Steinalp is a mountain. Location: Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden. Elevation: 1,708 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Waldbrueder and Brisen.

Climate of Steinalp

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -5° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (166 mm)
Driest month
January (97 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 Steinalp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°5°10°13°15°15°12°7°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-3°1°4°7°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

How to get to Steinalp

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 51 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 61 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 72 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 104 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 51 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 69 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 76 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 126 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Steinalp

Within 100 km: 343 historic and cultural sites, 6,397 natural sites, 986 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km891 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 18 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 15 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 12 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 12 kmE

25–60 km2,808 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 55 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmSW

60–100 km4,027 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 78 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmNE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 89 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Waldbrueder Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    0.1 km NE
  • Brisen Mountain, Isenthal
    1.4 km SE
  • Waldbrueder Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    0.6 km SE
  • Hoh Brisen Mountain, Isenthal
    1.8 km SE
  • Elfer Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    1.2 km E
  • Heitibüel Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    0.9 km S
  • Zwelfer Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    0.9 km E
  • Wild Alpeli Mountain, Isenthal
    1.4 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources