- Elevation
- 2,673 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport75 km
- BRN Bern Airport82 km
About Sassfirn
Sassfirn is a natural site. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Krönten and Schneehüenderstock.
Photos of Sassfirn
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Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Sassfirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 97 | 113 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 163 | 157 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 112 |
How to get to Sassfirn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 75 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 65 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 75 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 82 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 87 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 114 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 143 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sassfirn
Within 100 km: 266 historic and cultural sites, 6,897 natural sites, 982 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,239 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 13 kmN
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 13 kmN
- Oberalpsee Lake 15 kmSE
- Lago di Lucendro Lake 24 kmS
25–60 km2,940 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 46 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 39 kmW
60–100 km3,966 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 64 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Erstfeld Municipality, Uri4.7 km NE
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri5.5 km N
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Gurtnellen Village, Gurtnellen6.9 km SE
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Wassen Municipality, Uri6.5 km S
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen8.6 km E
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Erstfeld Village, Erstfeld8.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Krönten Mountain, Erstfeld0.7 km E
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Schneehüenderstock Mountain, Gurtnellen0.8 km NW
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Sass Seeli Lake, Gurtnellen0.7 km S
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Schneehüenderstöckli Mountain, Gurtnellen1.1 km E
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Leitschachfirn Natural site, Gurtnellen1.1 km E
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Chli Krönten Mountain, Erstfeld1.2 km E
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Rund Stock Mountain, Erstfeld1.2 km NE
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Grüenplänggistock Mountain, Gurtnellen1.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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