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Leitschachfirn

Located in Gurtnellen, Uri Coordinates: 46°46′44″ N 8°34′30″ E

Map showing the location of Leitschachfirn Leitschachfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,609 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Erstfeld
4.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
BRN Bern Airport83 km

About Leitschachfirn

Leitschachfirn is a natural site. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Schneehüenderstöckli and Chli Krönten.

Climate of Leitschachfirn

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 Leitschachfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°2°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 Leitschachfirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 65 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 83 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 65 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 82 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 88 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 144 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Leitschachfirn

Within 100 km: 268 historic and cultural sites, 6,917 natural sites, 983 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,234 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 13 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 13 kmN
  • Oberalpsee Lake 15 kmSE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 24 kmS

25–60 km2,952 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 59 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 47 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km3,982 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 90 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 63 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 64 kmNW

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