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Lake

Hochstocksee

Located in Realp, Uri Coordinates: 46°35′28″ N 8°31′42″ E

Map showing the location of Hochstocksee Hochstocksee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,208 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hospental
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport72 km
BRN Bern Airport86 km

About Hochstocksee

Hochstocksee is a lake. Location: Realp, Uri. Elevation: 2,208 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Hochstock and Winterhorn.

Climate of Hochstocksee

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
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 Hochstocksee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-2°0°5°9°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-10°-8°-6°-1°2°4°5°2°-2°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

How to get to Hochstocksee

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 72 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (96 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 86 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 72 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 86 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 103 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hochstocksee

Within 100 km: 208 historic and cultural sites, 7,015 natural sites, 950 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,158 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 16 kmS
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 19 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 14 kmS
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km3,225 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 45 kmW

60–100 km3,790 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 91 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 83 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 72 kmN

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