- Elevation
- 2,119 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport58 km
- BRN Bern Airport58 km
About Esel
Esel is a mountain. Location: Alpnach, Obwalden. Elevation: 2,119 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Klimsenhorn and Mount Pilatus.
Photos of Esel
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Klimsenhorn Gürkan Sengün · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Esel
This month · November
A wet month
Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 116 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- June (162 mm)
- Driest month
- January (94 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -9° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 94 | 101 | 103 | 113 | 127 | 162 | 160 | 156 | 111 | 112 | 116 | 108 |
How to get to Esel
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 58 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 48 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 58 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 58 kmwest
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 48 kmnortheast
- Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 68 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 83 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 111 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Esel
Within 100 km: 341 historic and cultural sites, 6,030 natural sites, 979 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km549 places
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 10 kmNE
- Insel Eielen Island 25 kmNE
- Gamma-Inseli Island 23 kmNW
- Altstadinsle Island 10 kmNE
25–60 km2,646 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 50 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 47 kmSW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 47 kmSW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 52 kmSW
60–100 km4,155 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 63 kmW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 93 kmNE
- Lago Nero Lake 63 kmS
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hergiswil (NW) Municipality, Nidwalden1.4 km NE
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Alpnach Town, Alpnach4.3 km S
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Kriens Municipality, Lucerne-Land District4.6 km N
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Hergiswil Town, Hergiswil (NW)4.1 km E
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Horw Municipality, Lucerne-Land District5.6 km NE
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Alpnachstad Neighbourhood, Alpnach3.3 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Klimsenhorn Mountain, Hergiswil (NW)0.6 km NW
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Mount Pilatus Mountain, Canton of Obwalden0.2 km NE
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Oberhaupt Mountain, Hergiswil (NW)0.2 km W
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Rosegg Mountain, Switzerland0.4 km E
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Steiglihorn Mountain, Alpnach0.5 km E
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Matthorn Mountain, Alpnach1 km S
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Windegg Mountain, Hergiswil (NW)1 km E
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Tomlishorn Mountain, Alpnach1.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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