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Hochschijen

Located in Göschenen, Uri Coordinates: 46°39′48″ N 8°29′41″ E

Map showing the location of Hochschijen Hochschijen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,633 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Göscheneralp
1.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport80 km
BRN Bern Airport81 km

About Hochschijen

Hochschijen is a mountain. Location: Göschenen, Uri. Elevation: 2,633 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Bergseeschijen and Gandschijen.

Climate of Hochschijen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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).

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Climate of Hochschijen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°1°5°8°9°6°2°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)91829710610611411611610610710493

How to get to Hochschijen

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 80 km to the southeast 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 80 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 88 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 78 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 95 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 144 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hochschijen

Within 100 km: 222 historic and cultural sites, 6,963 natural sites, 955 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,244 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 24 kmS
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 22 kmS
  • Lago Ritom Lake 20 kmSE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km3,119 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km3,777 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 88 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 83 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 74 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 65 kmN

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