Ruchberg, Engelberg — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Ruchberg

Ruchberg is a mountain. Location: Engelberg, Obwalden. Elevation: 2,217 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Titlis and Grassengletscher.

Photos of Ruchberg

Titlis Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Ruchberg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month: August (day 11°)
Coldest month: February (night -10°)
Wettest month: July (144 mm)
Driest month: February (96 mm)

-4° -9°

-4° -10°

-2° -8°

-1° -6°

4° -1°

8° 1°

11° 4°

11° 5°

8° 2°

4° -1°

0° -6°

-2° -8°

Jan

103

Feb

96

Mar

109

Apr

121

May

124

Jun

141

Jul

144

Aug

138

Sep

119

Oct

119

Nov

121

Dec

111

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 Ruchberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-4°	-4°	-2°	-1°	4°	8°	11°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-2°
Average low (°C)	-9°	-10°	-8°	-6°	-1°	1°	4°	5°	2°	-1°	-6°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	103	96	109	121	124	141	144	138	119	119	121	111

How to get to Ruchberg

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (76 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 65 km to the north.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 75 kmwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 65 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 110 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 138 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ruchberg

Within 100 km: 266 historic and cultural sites, 6,738 natural sites, 981 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,130 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
Lorelei-Inseln Island 17 kmNE
Sarnersee Lake 21 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km2,989 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 51 kmW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 51 kmW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 55 kmW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 38 kmW

60–100 km3,866 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmN
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 61 kmN
Isole di Brissago Island 75 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg
1.4 km E
Fürenalp Village, Engelberg
2.3 km N
Engelberg Village, Engelberg
6.6 km NW
Holzhostatt Village, Engelberg
3.2 km NW
Attinghausen Municipality, Uri
8 km NE
Gerschnialp Village, Engelberg
5.4 km NW

Ruchberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Titlis Mountain, Engelberg
2.3 km SW
Grassengletscher Natural site, Engelberg
1.3 km SE
Firnalpelifirn Natural site, Engelberg
1.4 km S
Scheidegg Mountain, Engelberg
1.5 km E
Stössenstock Mountain, Wassen
1.6 km SE
Firnalpeligletscher Natural site, Engelberg
1.6 km SW
Stock Mountain, Attinghausen
1.8 km E
Stössenfirn Natural site, Wassen
1.7 km S