Bocktschingelfirn, Silenen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Bocktschingelfirn

Bocktschingelfirn is a natural site. Location: Silenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Huetstöckli and Chalchschijen.

Photos of Bocktschingelfirn

Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5
Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Bocktschingelfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: February (night -12°)
Wettest month: July (170 mm)
Driest month: February (101 mm)

-6° -12°

-4° -11°

-3° -8°

2° -4°

6° -1°

9° 2°

6° -1°

2° -4°

-3° -9°

-5° -11°

Jan

112

Feb

101

Mar

120

Apr

143

May

145

Jun

164

Jul

170

Aug

164

Sep

147

Oct

139

Nov

135

Dec

119

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 Bocktschingelfirn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-4°	-3°	2°	6°	9°	9°	6°	2°	-3°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-11°	-8°	-4°	-1°	2°	2°	-1°	-4°	-9°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	112	101	120	143	145	164	170	164	147	139	135	119

How to get to Bocktschingelfirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 73 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the north.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 76 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 149 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bocktschingelfirn

Within 100 km: 310 historic and cultural sites, 7,048 natural sites, 1,055 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,015 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 18 kmNW
Lorelei-Inseln Island 17 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 21 kmSW
Lag Crest Ault Lake 11 kmS

25–60 km3,156 places

Strandbad Brienz Beach 59 kmW
Lago Nero Lake 46 kmSW
Ufenau Island 44 kmN
Insel Lützelau Island 44 kmN

60–100 km4,242 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 98 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Unterschächen Municipality, Uri
4.2 km N
Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen
5.5 km NW
Balmenegg Village, Silenen
5.4 km SW
Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen
4.8 km W
Aesch Village, Unterschächen
4.8 km N
Spiringen Village, Spiringen
8.3 km NW

Bocktschingelfirn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Huetstöckli Mountain, Silenen
0.2 km SE
Chalchschijen Mountain, Silenen
0.9 km SW
Hälsigrat Mountain, Silenen
1 km E
Chli Ruchen Mountain, Silenen
1 km W
Scheerhorn Mountain, Silenen
1.5 km E
Hinter Griessstock Mountain, Unterschächen
1.1 km NW
Chli Schärhorn Mountain, Unterschächen
1.2 km NE
Hälsifirn Natural site, Silenen
1.2 km E