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Mountain

Firnstock

Located in Hospental, Uri Coordinates: 46°36′21″ N 8°35′42″ E

Map showing the location of Firnstock Firnstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,455 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hospental
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport71 km
BRN Bern Airport90 km

About Firnstock

Firnstock is a mountain. Location: Hospental, Uri. Elevation: 2,455 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Gurschengrat and Sankt Annafirn.

Climate of Firnstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
June (142 mm)
Driest month
February (85 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 Firnstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-2°3°7°11°11°8°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-3°0°3°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

How to get to Firnstock

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (95 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 85 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 71 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 90 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 85 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 101 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 151 kmwest

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

Day trips from Firnstock

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 7,104 natural sites, 970 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,132 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 18 kmS
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 17 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 17 kmS
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km3,245 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 49 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 45 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 54 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 53 kmS

60–100 km3,907 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 90 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 60 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 60 kmW

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