Höchgrat, Kerns — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Höchgrat

Höchgrat is a mountain. Location: Kerns, Obwalden. Elevation: 2,018 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Hüser and Gräfimattstand.

Photos of Höchgrat

Stanserhorn Ikiwaner · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Höchgrat

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month: July (day 14°)
Coldest month: January (night -10°)
Wettest month: June (162 mm)
Driest month: January (94 mm)

-4° -10°

-3° -10°

0° -8°

3° -5°

8° -1°

11° 2°

14° 4°

13° 4°

10° 1°

5° -3°

-1° -7°

-3° -9°

Jan

94

Feb

101

Mar

103

Apr

113

May

127

Jun

162

Jul

160

Aug

156

Sep

111

Oct

112

Nov

116

Dec

108

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 Höchgrat
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-4°	-3°	0°	3°	8°	11°	14°	13°	10°	5°	-1°	-3°
Average low (°C)	-10°	-10°	-8°	-5°	-1°	2°	4°	4°	1°	-3°	-7°	-9°
Precipitation (mm)	94	101	103	113	127	162	160	156	111	112	116	108

How to get to Höchgrat

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (67 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 58 km to the north.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 63 kmwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 67 kmnorth
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 58 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnortheast
Basel Population: 177.6K 95 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 123 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Höchgrat

Within 100 km: 308 historic and cultural sites, 6,393 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km887 places

Strandbad Brienz Beach 25 kmSW
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 18 kmN
Neptun-Inseln Island 22 kmE
Lorelei-Inseln Island 22 kmE

25–60 km2,812 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 44 kmSW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 44 kmSW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 48 kmSW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 32 kmSW

60–100 km3,969 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 60 kmN
Sankt Petersinsel Island 92 kmW
Isole di Brissago Island 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Kerns Town, Kerns
4.6 km NW
Sankt Niklausen Village, Kerns
2.8 km W
Wolfenschiessen Municipality, Nidwalden
5.9 km E
Dallenwil Municipality, Nidwalden
6.1 km NE
Mehlbach Village, Kerns
4.5 km N
Wisserlen Village, Kerns
4.7 km NW

Höchgrat

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hüser Mountain, Kerns
0.6 km W
Gräfimattstand Mountain, Kerns
0.7 km E
Gräfimattnollen Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
0.9 km NE
Schluchberg Mountain, Kerns
1.3 km SE
Laucherenstock Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
1.4 km E
Wagenleis Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
1.5 km SE
Schluchigrat Mountain, Kerns
1.8 km SE
Steinigberg Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
1.9 km SE