- Elevation
- 3,187 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport74 km
- LUG Lugano Airport90 km
About Gross Windgällen
Gross Windgällen is a mountain. Location: Silenen, Uri. Elevation: 3,187 m.
The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as wailing, shrilling or whistling.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 552 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Gross Windgällen
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Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Gross Windgällen
This month · November
A wet month
Day -7° · Night -12° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- 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) | -10° | -10° | -8° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -7° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -15° | -12° | -8° | -5° | -2° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -12° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Gross Windgällen
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 90 kmsouth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 148 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gross Windgällen
Within 100 km: 289 historic and cultural sites, 7,003 natural sites, 1,025 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,095 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 14 kmNW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 14 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 17 kmS
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 12 kmSE
25–60 km3,094 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 59 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 53 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 42 kmS
- Ufenau Island 46 kmN
60–100 km4,128 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 96 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 71 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen4.9 km SW
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Schattdorf Municipality, Uri6.6 km NW
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Erstfeld Village, Erstfeld6.4 km W
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Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen3.2 km NE
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Balmenegg Village, Silenen4.1 km SE
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Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen6.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Furggelihorn Mountain, Silenen0.6 km S
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Windgällenfirn Natural site, Silenen0.6 km SW
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Stäfelstock Mountain, Unterschächen0.8 km NE
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Stäfelfirn Natural site, Silenen1 km E
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Rot Horn Mountain, Silenen1.2 km SW
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Schwarz Horn Mountain, Silenen1.3 km SW
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Schwarz Stöckli Mountain, Silenen1.4 km S
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Wiss Stöckli Mountain, Silenen1.4 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources