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Mountain

Belchenflue

Located in Hägendorf, Olten District Coordinates: 47°21′46″ N 7°48′38″ E

Belchenflue
Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,099 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Eptingen
1.9 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg34 km
BRN Bern Airport55 km

About Belchenflue

Belchenflue is a mountain. Location: Hägendorf, Olten District. Elevation: 1,099 m.

From Wikipedia

The Belchenflue is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn, south of Eptingen. The nearby Belchenflue Pass links the two cantons. The mountain is also known as the Swiss Belchen (Schweizer Belchen) and is part of the so-called Belchen system, a group of mountains with the name "Belchen" that may have been part of a Celtic sun calendar.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
44 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Belchenflue

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (130 mm)
Driest month
March (87 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 Belchenflue
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°5°9°14°17°19°19°15°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°-1°4°7°9°9°5°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)9696879811813011811095102111114

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Belchenflue

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 28 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 34 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 55 kmsouthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 57 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basel Population: 177.6K 28 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 54 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 56 kmeast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 70 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Belchenflue

Within 100 km: 462 historic and cultural sites, 3,647 natural sites, 683 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km163 places

  • Inkwilersee Lake 21 kmSW
  • Burgaeschisee Lake 24 kmSW
  • Trübelbachweier Lake 15 kmS
  • Basler Weiher Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km831 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 52 kmSW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 48 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 31 kmE
  • Saffa Insel Island 55 kmE

60–100 km3,798 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 93 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmS
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmS

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