- Elevation
- 2,800 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport76 km
- BRN Bern Airport82 km
About Älprigengletscher
Älprigengletscher is a natural site. Location: Göschenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Älprigengletscher and Blaubergstock.
Photos of Älprigengletscher
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Galenstock Engie at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Dammastock Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Älprigengletscher
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (116 mm)
- Driest month
- February (82 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° | -6° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 82 | 97 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 107 | 104 | 93 |
How to get to Älprigengletscher
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 76 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (93 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 83 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 76 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 82 kmnorthwest
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 93 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 83 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 87 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 100 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 143 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Älprigengletscher
Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 6,975 natural sites, 951 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,197 places
- Lago Nero Lake 20 kmS
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 24 kmSE
- Lago Sfundau Lake 18 kmS
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 22 kmSE
25–60 km3,187 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 55 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 41 kmW
60–100 km3,759 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 87 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 79 kmN
- Ufenau Island 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Göscheneralp Village, Göschenen3.1 km N
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Realp Municipality, Uri4.8 km S
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Steinbergen Village, Realp2.8 km SE
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Realp Village, Realp2.9 km SE
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Hospental Municipality, Uri5.9 km E
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Neuengaden Village, Hospental3.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Älprigengletscher Natural site, Göschenen0.3 km NE
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Blaubergstock Mountain, Realp0.6 km SW
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Blauberg Mountain, Göschenen0.8 km NE
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Blauberggletscher Natural site, Göschenen0.8 km NE
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Hinter Feldschijen Mountain, Göschenen1.1 km NE
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Müeterlishorn Mountain, Göschenen1.1 km E
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Älprigensee Lake, Göschenen0.8 km NW
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Vorder Feldschijen Mountain, Göschenen1.2 km NE
More nature in Switzerland
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Dammastock Mountain, Göschenen5.7 km NW
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Planggenstock Mountain, Göschenen1.5 km NW
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Höhenberg Mountain, Göschenen1.9 km N
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Schwarzstöckli Mountain, Göschenen2.8 km NE
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Spitzberg Mountain, Göschenen3.2 km E
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Dammastäfeli Mountain, Göschenen3.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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