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Natural site

Bächenfirn

Located in Silenen, Uri Coordinates: 46°44′54″ N 8°45′54″ E

Map showing the location of Bächenfirn Bächenfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,722 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balmenegg
3.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport81 km
LUG Lugano Airport83 km

About Bächenfirn

Bächenfirn is a natural site. Location: Silenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Gemsplanggenstöckli and Piz Tgietschen.

Climate of Bächenfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (170 mm)
Driest month
February (101 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 Bächenfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°1°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-5°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-9°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)112101120143145164170164147139135119

How to get to Bächenfirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 81 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 83 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 84 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 155 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bächenfirn

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 7,111 natural sites, 994 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,080 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 20 kmNW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 20 kmNW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 24 kmS
  • Oberalpsee Lake 13 kmSW

25–60 km3,220 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 55 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 37 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 52 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 53 kmN

60–100 km4,066 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 73 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 73 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 77 kmW

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