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Mountain

Buck

Located in Sarnen, Obwalden Coordinates: 46°54′53″ N 8°12′05″ E

Map showing the location of Buck Buck
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,631 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alpnach
4.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport54 km
ZRH Zürich Airport66 km

About Buck

Buck is a mountain. Location: Sarnen, Obwalden. Elevation: 1,631 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Hohflue and Grossschlierental.

Climate of Buck

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
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).

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Climate of Buck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°0°3°6°11°14°16°16°12°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-5°-3°2°4°7°7°4°0°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)94101103113127162160156111112116108

How to get to Buck

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (66 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 57 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 54 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 66 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 92 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 57 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 58 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 114 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Buck

Within 100 km: 306 historic and cultural sites, 6,214 natural sites, 966 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km644 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 22 kmSW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 18 kmNE
  • Altstadinsle Island 18 kmNE
  • Lake Lucerne Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km2,779 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 59 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 58 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 39 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 39 kmSW

60–100 km4,063 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 82 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 96 kmSE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 96 kmSE
  • San Pancrazio Island 96 kmSE

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