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Mountain

Bristen

Located in Gurtnellen, Uri Coordinates: 46°44′13″ N 8°40′53″ E

Map showing the location of Bristen Bristen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,073 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gurtnellen
4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport81 km
LUG Lugano Airport83 km

About Bristen

Bristen is a mountain. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. Elevation: 3,073 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Bristenstock and Hangfirn.

Climate of Bristen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
July (170 mm)
Driest month
February (101 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 Bristen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-6°-1°3°6°6°3°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)112101120143145164170164147139135119

How to get to Bristen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 81 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 83 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 92 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 86 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 152 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bristen

Within 100 km: 260 historic and cultural sites, 7,117 natural sites, 979 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,199 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 18 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 19 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 22 kmS
  • Oberalpsee Lake 9 kmS

25–60 km3,134 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 49 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 34 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 54 kmN

60–100 km4,023 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 67 kmW

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