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Mountain

Brisen

Located in Isenthal, Uri Coordinates: 46°53′56″ N 8°27′30″ E

Brisen
Stephan Wiesner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
2,404 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chäserstad
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport63 km
BRN Bern Airport73 km

About Brisen

Brisen is a mountain. Location: Isenthal, Uri. Elevation: 2,404 m.

From Wikipedia

The Brisen is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, in Central Switzerland. It is located near the slightly higher Hoh Brisen. The western ridge named Haldigrat is the easiest way to the summit.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
72 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Brisen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (166 mm)
Driest month
January (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 Brisen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-3°0°5°8°11°11°7°3°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

How to get to Brisen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 52 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 63 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 73 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 52 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 70 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 77 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 128 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Brisen

Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 6,436 natural sites, 993 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km922 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 18 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 17 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 11 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 11 kmE

25–60 km2,825 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 57 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmSW

60–100 km4,021 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 79 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 93 kmNE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 88 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 88 kmS

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