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Mountain

Gross Schijen

Located in Andermatt, Uri Coordinates: 46°40′05″ N 8°38′18″ E

Map showing the location of Gross Schijen Gross Schijen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,786 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Göschenen
3.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport77 km
ZRH Zürich Airport88 km

About Gross Schijen

Gross Schijen is a mountain. Location: Andermatt, Uri. Elevation: 2,786 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Brunnenstock and Chli Schijen.

Climate of Gross Schijen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
July (163 mm)
Driest month
February (97 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 Gross Schijen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Gross Schijen

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 77 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (88 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 78 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 77 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 88 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 78 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 93 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 96 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gross Schijen

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 7,095 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,171 places

  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 22 kmS
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 24 kmS
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 23 kmS
  • Lago Ritom Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km3,226 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 46 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 25 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 60 kmN

60–100 km3,897 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 84 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 63 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 63 kmW

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