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Mountain

Bristenstock

Located in Silenen, Uri Coordinates: 46°44′00″ N 8°41′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bristenstock Bristenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,913 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gurtnellen
4.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport81 km
LUG Lugano Airport83 km

About Bristenstock

Bristenstock is a mountain. Location: Silenen, Uri. Elevation: 2,913 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Bristen and Hangfirn.

Climate of Bristenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 Bristenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-5°0°4°7°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)112101120143145164170164147139135119

How to get to Bristenstock

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 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 86 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 153 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bristenstock

Within 100 km: 259 historic and cultural sites, 7,121 natural sites, 979 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,186 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 19 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 19 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 21 kmS
  • Oberalpsee Lake 8 kmS

25–60 km3,154 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 49 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 33 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 54 kmN

60–100 km4,019 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 67 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 67 kmW

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