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Mountain

Witenstock

Located in Gurtnellen, Uri Coordinates: 46°45′04″ N 8°36′04″ E

Map showing the location of Witenstock Witenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,391 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gurtnellen
2.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km
BRN Bern Airport86 km

About Witenstock

Witenstock is a mountain. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. Elevation: 2,391 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Schnuerstock and Erzstock.

Climate of Witenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
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
Climate of Witenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°10°11°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-3°0°3°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Witenstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 79 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 69 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 69 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 84 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 147 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Witenstock

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 7,004 natural sites, 987 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,262 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 24 kmS
  • Oberalpsee Lake 11 kmSE

25–60 km3,018 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 48 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 42 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 34 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 54 kmN

60–100 km3,972 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 92 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 61 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 61 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gurtnellen Village, Gurtnellen
    2.5 km SE
  • Wiler Village, Gurtnellen
    2.9 km SE
  • Silenen Village, Gurtnellen
    6.9 km NE
  • Wassen Village, Wassen
    5 km S
  • Erstfeld Municipality, Uri
    6.8 km N
  • Wassen Municipality, Uri
    6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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