- Elevation
- 2,489 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport76 km
- ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
About Grassengletscher
Grassengletscher is a natural site. Location: Engelberg, Obwalden. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Stössenstock and Wichelplanggstock.
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 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- 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) | -5° | -5° | -4° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -10° | -8° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 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 Bern Airport (BRN), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (76 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmwest
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
- 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 84 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 111 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 139 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grassengletscher
Within 100 km: 257 historic and cultural sites, 6,771 natural sites, 975 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,146 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 17 kmNE
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 17 kmNE
- Sarnersee Lake 22 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmSE
25–60 km3,011 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 51 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 39 kmW
60–100 km3,846 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, Engelberg1.4 km NE
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Fürenalp Village, Engelberg3.3 km N
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Engelberg Village, Engelberg7.9 km NW
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Holzhostatt Village, Engelberg4.5 km NW
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Wassen Municipality, Uri6.9 km SE
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri8.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stössenstock Mountain, Wassen0.6 km SW
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Wichelplanggstock Mountain, Wassen0.8 km S
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Grassengletscher Natural site, Engelberg0.8 km E
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Trotzigplanggstock Mountain, Wassen0.9 km S
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Bärengruebenchöpfli Mountain, Engelberg1 km E
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Wichelplanggfirn Natural site, Wassen0.9 km S
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Stössenfirn Natural site, Wassen1.1 km SW
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Murmelsplanggstock Mountain, Wassen1.2 km S
More nature in Switzerland
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Titlis Mountain, Engelberg2.9 km W
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Ruchberg Mountain, Engelberg1.3 km NW
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Scheidegg Mountain, Engelberg1.7 km N
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Firnalpelifirn Natural site, Engelberg1.4 km W
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Tierberg Mountain, Engelberg2.3 km W
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Firnalpeligletscher Natural site, Engelberg2.2 km W
Sources & licences
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