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Mountain

Schijen

Located in Gurtnellen, Uri Coordinates: 46°42′42″ N 8°41′04″ E

Map showing the location of Schijen Schijen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,845 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gurtnellen
5.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport81 km
ZRH Zürich Airport84 km

About Schijen

Schijen is a mountain. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. Elevation: 2,845 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Sunnig Wichel and Spillauifirn.

Climate of Schijen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 Schijen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°4°7°8°4°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-12°-10°-5°-3°0°0°-2°-6°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)112101120143145164170164147139135119

How to get to Schijen

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (84 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 74 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 81 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 84 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 74 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 88 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 155 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schijen

Within 100 km: 252 historic and cultural sites, 7,141 natural sites, 973 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,158 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 21 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 21 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 19 kmS
  • Oberalpsee Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km3,210 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 49 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 31 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 57 kmN

60–100 km3,998 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 80 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gurtnellen Village, Gurtnellen
    5.2 km NW
  • Silenen Village, Gurtnellen
    8.6 km N
  • Wassen Village, Wassen
    6.6 km W
  • Tujetsch Municipality, Region Surselva
    7.7 km SE
  • Wiler Village, Gurtnellen
    5.1 km NW
  • Silenen Municipality, Uri
    8.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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