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Salbitgletscher

Located in Göschenen, Uri Coordinates: 46°40′56″ N 8°31′46″ E

Map showing the location of Salbitgletscher Salbitgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,836 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Göschenen
4.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport81 km
BRN Bern Airport83 km

About Salbitgletscher

Salbitgletscher is a natural site. Location: Göschenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Salbitschijen and Gemschiplanggenstock.

Climate of Salbitgletscher

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · 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 Salbitgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°8°8°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Salbitgletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (86 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 76 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 81 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 83 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 76 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 88 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 93 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Salbitgletscher

Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 7,013 natural sites, 965 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,225 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 24 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 24 kmN
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 24 kmS
  • Lago Ritom Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km3,132 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km3,845 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 90 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 81 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 73 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 62 kmN

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