- Elevation
- 2,455 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport77 km
- BRN Bern Airport84 km
About Balmenstock
Balmenstock is a mountain. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. Elevation: 2,455 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Sass Stock and Schrotenstock.
Photos of Balmenstock
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Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Balmenstock
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -10° | -8° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 97 | 113 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 163 | 157 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 112 |
How to get to Balmenstock
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 67 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 84 kmwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 88 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 67 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 84 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 88 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 145 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balmenstock
Within 100 km: 260 historic and cultural sites, 6,942 natural sites, 983 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,265 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmN
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 15 kmN
- Oberalpsee Lake 13 kmSE
- Lago di Lucendro Lake 22 kmS
25–60 km2,979 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 46 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 40 kmW
60–100 km3,941 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 90 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 73 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 63 kmW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 66 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Gurtnellen Village, Gurtnellen5 km SE
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Wassen Municipality, Uri5 km SW
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Erstfeld Municipality, Uri6 km N
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen8.3 km E
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Wassen Village, Wassen6.4 km S
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri7.7 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sass Stock Mountain, Gurtnellen0.6 km N
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Schrotenstock Mountain, Gurtnellen0.6 km NE
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Erzstock Mountain, Gurtnellen1.2 km E
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Grüenplänggistock Mountain, Gurtnellen1.3 km N
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Hinterseeli Lake, Gurtnellen1.2 km NE
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Brämplisplanggenstock Mountain, Gurtnellen1.6 km E
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Schneehüenderstöckli Mountain, Gurtnellen1.6 km N
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Wichelhorn Mountain, Gurtnellen1.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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