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Natural site

Bächenfirn

Located in Gurtnellen, Uri Coordinates: 46°40′53″ N 8°38′32″ E

Map showing the location of Bächenfirn Bächenfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,593 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Göschenen
4.5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport78 km
ZRH Zürich Airport87 km

About Bächenfirn

Bächenfirn is a natural site. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Bächenstock and Rienzenstock.

Climate of Bächenfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Bächenfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°3°6°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Bächenfirn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 78 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (87 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 77 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 78 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 87 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 77 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 92 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 96 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 127 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bächenfirn

Within 100 km: 244 historic and cultural sites, 7,091 natural sites, 966 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,161 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 24 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 24 kmN
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 23 kmS
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 25 kmS

25–60 km3,232 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 46 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 27 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 58 kmN

60–100 km3,908 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 63 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 63 kmW

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