Ruchen, Erstfeld — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Ruchen

Ruchen is a mountain. Location: Erstfeld, Uri. Elevation: 2,628 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Chapferplanggenstock and Hundtschingel.

Photos of Ruchen

Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Ruchen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · 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)

-6° -12°

-6° -13°

-5° -11°

-3° -9°

2° -4°

6° -1°

9° 1°

9° 2°

6° -1°

2° -4°

-3° -9°

-5° -11°

Jan

104

Feb

97

Mar

113

Apr

135

May

140

Jun

160

Jul

163

Aug

157

Sep

135

Oct

131

Nov

127

Dec

112

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

Climate of Ruchen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-5°	-3°	2°	6°	9°	9°	6°	2°	-3°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-13°	-11°	-9°	-4°	-1°	1°	2°	-1°	-4°	-9°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	104	97	113	135	140	160	163	157	135	131	127	112

How to get to Ruchen

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 85 kmwest
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 80 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 90 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 115 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 144 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ruchen

Within 100 km: 277 historic and cultural sites, 6,952 natural sites, 992 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,211 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 11 kmN
Lorelei-Inseln Island 12 kmN
Oberalpsee Lake 15 kmS
Engstlensee Lake 19 kmW

25–60 km2,969 places

Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 49 kmW
Strandbad Brienz Beach 42 kmW
Lago Nero Lake 38 kmS
Ufenau Island 49 kmN

60–100 km4,041 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 91 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 61 kmW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 61 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Erstfeld Village, Erstfeld
5 km NE
Silenen Village, Gurtnellen
5.7 km E
Attinghausen Municipality, Uri
5.9 km NW
Gurtnellen Municipality, Uri
5.7 km S
Gurtnellen Village, Gurtnellen
6.3 km S
Schattdorf Municipality, Uri
8.5 km NE

Ruchen

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Chapferplanggenstock Mountain, Erstfeld
0.3 km E
Hundtschingel Mountain, Erstfeld
0.4 km N
Mäntliser Mountain, Gurtnellen
1 km SW
Jakobiger Mountain, Gurtnellen
1 km E
Leidsee Lake, Erstfeld
0.7 km E
Hinter Päuggenstöckli Mountain, Erstfeld
1.1 km W
Gwasmet Mountain, Erstfeld
1.1 km NE
Obersee Lake, Gurtnellen
0.6 km S