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Mountain

Galenstock

Located in Realp, Uri Coordinates: 46°36′45″ N 8°25′01″ E

Galenstock
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Elevation
3,586 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tiefenbach
4.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport78 km
BRN Bern Airport78 km

About Galenstock

Galenstock is a mountain. Location: Realp, Uri. Elevation: 3,586 m.

From Wikipedia

The Galenstock (3,586 m) is the fourth highest mountain in the Urner Alps in Switzerland. Its summit ridge lies on the border between the cantons of Uri and the Valais. It was first climbed by Eduard Desor, Daniel Dollfuss Sr., and Daniel Dollfuss Jr., with guides H. Währen, M. Bannholzer, P. Brigger and H. Jaun on 18 August 1845.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
252 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Galenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -9° · Night -14° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
August (day 3°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
Wettest month
July (116 mm)
Driest month
February (82 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 Galenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-12°-12°-11°-10°-5°-1°2°3°0°-4°-9°-11°
Average low (°C)-17°-18°-17°-15°-10°-7°-4°-4°-6°-9°-14°-16°
Precipitation (mm)91829710610611411611610610710493

How to get to Galenstock

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (95 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 83 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 78 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 78 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 84 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 102 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 123 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 137 kmwest

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

Day trips from Galenstock

Within 100 km: 215 historic and cultural sites, 6,947 natural sites, 943 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,192 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 20 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 18 kmSE
  • Lago Ritom Lake 22 kmE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km3,167 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 47 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 47 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 36 kmW

60–100 km3,746 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 85 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 88 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 78 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 73 kmN

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