Mountain

Hirnichopf

Located in Meltingen, Bezirk Thierstein Coordinates: 47°22′06″ N 7°36′48″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,026 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Beinwil (SO); 2.1 km SW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg27 km; BRN Bern Airport51 km

About Hirnichopf

Hirnichopf is a mountain. Location: Meltingen, Bezirk Thierstein. Elevation: 1,026 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (27 km). Nearby sights include Dürrberg and Chastenchöpfli.

Photos of Hirnichopf

Hohe Winde David Croll · CC BY-SA 2.0 de

Climate of Hirnichopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: June (120 mm)
Driest month: March (76 mm)

0° -5°

2° -5°

6° -3°

9° 0°

14° 4°

17° 7°

19° 9°

15° 6°

10° 2°

4° -2°

1° -4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

112

Jun

120

Jul

109

Aug

101

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Hirnichopf
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	2°	6°	9°	14°	17°	19°	19°	15°	10°	4°	1°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-5°	-3°	0°	4°	7°	9°	9°	6°	2°	-2°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	81	82	76	90	112	120	109	101	89	92	98	98

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Hirnichopf

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 27 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 21 km to the north.

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 27 kmnorth
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 51 kmsouth
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 21 kmnorth
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 48 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 48 kmsouth
Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmeast
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 72 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Hirnichopf

Within 100 km: 444 historic and cultural sites, 2,957 natural sites, 598 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

Inkwilersee Lake 19 kmS
Burgaeschisee Lake 22 kmS
Trübelbachweier Lake 23 kmSE
Basler Weiher Lake 8 kmNE

25–60 km605 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 46 kmS
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 46 kmE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 49 kmSW
Mauesee-Insel Island 41 kmSE

60–100 km3,208 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmS
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Beinwil (SO) Municipality, Bezirk Thierstein
2.1 km SW
Zullwil Municipality, Bezirk Thierstein
2.3 km N
Beinwil Village, Beinwil (SO)
2.1 km W
Nunningen Village, Nunningen
2.9 km N
Nunningen Municipality, Bezirk Thierstein
3.3 km N
Zullwil Village, Zullwil
2.7 km N

Hirnichopf

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dürrberg Mountain, Meltingen
0.7 km NW
Chastenchöpfli Mountain, Meltingen
1.1 km W
Müeltli Mountain, Nunningen
1.3 km NE
Schattenberg Mountain, Beinwil (SO)
1.6 km E
Nunningenberg Mountain, Nunningen
1.7 km NE
Ämmenegg Mountain, Switzerland
2.4 km NE
Hohe Winde Mountain, Beinwil (SO)
3.8 km SW
Chienflue Mountain, Beinwil (SO)
2.8 km SW

Hirnichopf

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026