- Elevation
- 3,303 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport77 km
- BRN Bern Airport79 km
About Gletschhorn
Gletschhorn is a mountain. Location: Realp, Uri. Elevation: 3,303 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Dammazwillinge and Galenstock.
Photos of Gletschhorn
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Galenstock Engie at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Dammastock Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gärstenhörner Pegasus2 at de.wikipedia · Public domain
Climate of Gletschhorn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -7° · Night -12° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 4°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -8° | -3° | 1° | 4° | 4° | 2° | -2° | -7° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -5° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -8° | -12° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 82 | 97 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 107 | 104 | 93 |
How to get to Gletschhorn
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 77 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (94 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 83 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 77 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmnorthwest
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 94 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 83 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 84 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 101 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 123 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 139 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gletschhorn
Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 6,956 natural sites, 942 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,200 places
- Lago Nero Lake 20 kmS
- Lago Sfundau Lake 19 kmS
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 24 kmSE
- Lago Ritom Lake 21 kmSE
25–60 km3,173 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 48 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 48 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 51 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 37 kmW
60–100 km3,742 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 86 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 88 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 78 kmN
- Ufenau Island 71 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tiefenbach Village, Realp3.5 km SE
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Göschenen Municipality, Uri6.7 km NE
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Göscheneralp Village, Göschenen4.8 km NE
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Realp Village, Realp5.5 km SE
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Steinbergen Village, Realp6.1 km E
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Schweig Village, Realp6.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dammazwillinge Mountain, Realp0.6 km NW
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Galenstock Mountain, Realp1.9 km SW
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Tiefengletscher Natural site, Realp1 km SW
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Winterstock Mountain, Realp1.2 km E
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Tiefenstock Mountain, Göschenen1.5 km NW
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Dammastock Mountain, Göschenen3 km NW
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Dammagletscher Natural site, Göschenen1.6 km N
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Gämschistöckli Mountain, Göschenen1.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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