- Elevation
- 2,673 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport72 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport93 km
About Griessstock
Griessstock is a mountain. Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Elevation: 2,673 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Mittler Griessstock and Hinter Griessstock.
Photos of Griessstock
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Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Griessstock
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (170 mm)
- Driest month
- February (101 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Griessstock
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 72 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 62 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 72 kmnorth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 93 kmnortheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 62 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 75 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 123 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 148 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Griessstock
Within 100 km: 313 historic and cultural sites, 7,035 natural sites, 1,055 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,014 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmNW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 22 kmSW
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 12 kmS
25–60 km3,123 places
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 58 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 47 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 43 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 43 kmN
60–100 km4,266 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 97 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 93 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri2.9 km N
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Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen4.1 km NW
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Silenen Municipality, Uri7.4 km SW
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Aesch Village, Unterschächen3.8 km N
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Spiringen Village, Spiringen7 km NW
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Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mittler Griessstock Mountain, Unterschächen0.2 km NW
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Hinter Griessstock Mountain, Unterschächen0.3 km SE
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Mittaghorn Mountain, Unterschächen0.7 km N
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Vorder Griessstock Mountain, Unterschächen0.7 km N
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Wäspen Mountain, Unterschächen1.1 km NW
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Ober Firnband Natural site, Unterschächen1.3 km SW
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Chli Ruchen Mountain, Silenen1.4 km S
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Bocktschingelfirn Natural site, Silenen1.4 km SE
More nature in Switzerland
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Gross Ruchen Mountain, Unterschächen3.3 km SW
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Scheerhorn Mountain, Silenen2.2 km E
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Sattelhoren Mountain, Silenen1.5 km SW
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Chüewäspen Mountain, Unterschächen1.5 km W
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Huetstöckli Mountain, Silenen1.6 km SE
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Plangger Butzli Mountain, Unterschächen1.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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