- Elevation
- 2,688 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport74 km
- BRN Bern Airport81 km
About Glatt Firn
Glatt Firn is a natural site. Location: Erstfeld, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Gross Spannort and Schwarzstöckli.
Photos of Glatt Firn
Climate of Glatt Firn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 97 | 113 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 163 | 157 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 112 |
How to get to Glatt Firn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 92 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 81 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 85 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 113 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 141 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glatt Firn
Within 100 km: 275 historic and cultural sites, 6,824 natural sites, 984 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,212 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 13 kmNE
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 13 kmNE
- Oberalpsee Lake 17 kmSE
- Gelmersee Lake 25 kmSW
25–60 km2,931 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 44 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 38 kmW
60–100 km3,940 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 69 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 61 kmW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 62 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri4.5 km N
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Wassen Municipality, Uri7.1 km S
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Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden8.7 km NW
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Erstfeld Village, Erstfeld9.2 km E
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Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg4.3 km W
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Gurtnellen Municipality, Uri8.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gross Spannort Mountain, Erstfeld1.1 km W -
Schwarzstöckli Mountain, Erstfeld0.5 km N
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Absturz Natural site, Erstfeld0.9 km NE
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Schneehüenderstock Mountain, Gurtnellen1.1 km SE
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Zwächten Mountain, Wassen1.3 km S
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Graw Stock Mountain, Erstfeld1.4 km NE
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Mittleren Seck Mountain, Erstfeld1.5 km NE
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Glatt Stock Mountain, Wassen1.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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