- Elevation
- 2,541 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
- BRN Bern Airport77 km
About Grassengletscher
Grassengletscher is a natural site. Location: Engelberg, Obwalden. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Bärengruebenchöpfli and Chüefadfirn.
Photos of Grassengletscher
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Titlis Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Grassengletscher
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 121 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -10° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 2° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 96 | 109 | 121 | 124 | 141 | 144 | 138 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 111 |
How to get to Grassengletscher
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 92 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 81 kmwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 111 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 140 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grassengletscher
Within 100 km: 260 historic and cultural sites, 6,777 natural sites, 972 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,160 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
- Sarnersee Lake 23 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmSE
25–60 km2,998 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 40 kmW
60–100 km3,851 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 83 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 62 kmN
- Isole di Brissago Island 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg1 km N
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Fürenalp Village, Engelberg3.3 km NW
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Wassen Municipality, Uri6.6 km SE
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Engelberg Village, Engelberg8.3 km NW
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri7.5 km NE
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Holzhostatt Village, Engelberg4.9 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bärengruebenchöpfli Mountain, Engelberg0.4 km SE
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Chüefadfirn Natural site, Wassen0.7 km SE
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Stock Mountain, Attinghausen0.8 km N
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Grassengletscher Natural site, Engelberg0.8 km W
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Spannortgletscher Natural site, Attinghausen0.8 km NE
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Bärenzähn Mountain, Wassen1 km E
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Stössenstock Mountain, Wassen1.2 km SW
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Chüefadfirn Natural site, Wassen1.1 km E
More nature in Switzerland
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Titlis Mountain, Engelberg3.7 km W
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Scheidegg Mountain, Engelberg1.4 km N
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Ruchberg Mountain, Engelberg1.8 km NW
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Firnalpelifirn Natural site, Engelberg2.2 km W
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Tierberg Mountain, Engelberg3 km W
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Hundschuft Mountain, Engelberg3.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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