Chalchschijen, Silenen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Chalchschijen

Chalchschijen is a mountain. Location: Silenen, Uri. Elevation: 2,830 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Chli Ruchen and Huetstöckli.

Photos of Chalchschijen

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

Climate of Chalchschijen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: August (day 8°)
Coldest month: February (night -14°)
Wettest month: July (170 mm)
Driest month: February (101 mm)

-7° -13°

-7° -14°

-6° -12°

-4° -10°

1° -5°

4° -2°

7° 0°

8° 1°

5° -2°

1° -5°

-4° -10°

-6° -12°

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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Chalchschijen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-7°	-7°	-6°	-4°	1°	4°	7°	8°	5°	1°	-4°	-6°
Average low (°C)	-13°	-14°	-12°	-10°	-5°	-2°	0°	1°	-2°	-5°	-10°	-12°
Precipitation (mm)	112	101	120	143	145	164	170	164	147	139	135	119

How to get to Chalchschijen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the north.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmnorth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 150 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Chalchschijen

Within 100 km: 305 historic and cultural sites, 7,044 natural sites, 1,046 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,015 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 18 kmNW
Lorelei-Inseln Island 18 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 20 kmSW
Lag Crest Ault Lake 10 kmS

25–60 km3,170 places

Strandbad Brienz Beach 58 kmW
Lago Nero Lake 46 kmSW
Ufenau Island 45 kmN
Insel Lützelau Island 45 kmN

60–100 km4,210 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 98 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 95 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Unterschächen Municipality, Uri
4.8 km N
Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen
6 km NW
Balmenegg Village, Silenen
4.5 km SW
Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen
4.7 km NW
Spiringen Village, Spiringen
8.6 km NW
Aesch Village, Unterschächen
5.6 km N

Chalchschijen

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Chli Ruchen Mountain, Silenen
0.8 km NW
Huetstöckli Mountain, Silenen
0.8 km NE
Bocktschingelfirn Natural site, Silenen
0.9 km NE
Ruchenfirn Natural site, Silenen
1.1 km W
Sattelhoren Mountain, Silenen
1.2 km NW
Gross Ruchen Mountain, Unterschächen
2.5 km W
Chanzeli Mountain, Unterschächen
1.5 km W
Hüfisee Lake, Silenen
1.2 km S