- Elevation
- 2,454 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport75 km
- LUG Lugano Airport89 km
About Eggen
Eggen is a mountain. Location: Silenen, Uri. Elevation: 2,454 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Gross Ruchen and Alpgnofer Stock.
Photos of Eggen
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Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Eggen
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -10° | -8° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Eggen
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 75 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 65 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 75 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 89 kmsouth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 65 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 104 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 Eggen
Within 100 km: 296 historic and cultural sites, 7,047 natural sites, 1,035 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,017 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 17 kmNW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 17 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmSW
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 9 kmS
25–60 km3,196 places
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 57 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 44 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 46 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmN
60–100 km4,165 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmN
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 100 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 96 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balmenegg Village, Silenen2.9 km SW
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri6 km N
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Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen6.8 km N
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Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen4.6 km NW
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen9.3 km W
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Spiringen Village, Spiringen9 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gross Ruchen Mountain, Unterschächen1.5 km NW
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Alpgnofer Stock Mountain, Silenen0.6 km W
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Ruchenfirn Natural site, Silenen1.2 km N
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Chanzeli Mountain, Unterschächen1.4 km N
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Ruchennadel Mountain, Silenen1.4 km W
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Chalchschijen Mountain, Silenen1.6 km NE
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Hüfisee Lake, Silenen1.3 km E
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Alpgnofer Firn Natural site, Silenen1.7 km W
Sources & licences
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