- Elevation
- 2,843 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport78 km
- LUG Lugano Airport87 km
About Höchen Schijen
Höchen Schijen is a mountain. Location: Silenen, Uri. Elevation: 2,843 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Tschingelfirn and Chli Düssi.
Photos of Höchen Schijen
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Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0 -
Val Russein Isjc99 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Höchen Schijen
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)
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) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 4° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -14° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -3° | 0° | 0° | -2° | -6° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Höchen Schijen
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 68 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 78 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 87 kmsouth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 81 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 153 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Höchen Schijen
Within 100 km: 276 historic and cultural sites, 7,078 natural sites, 1,035 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km983 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 20 kmNW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 20 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 18 kmSW
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 7 kmS
25–60 km3,283 places
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 59 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 43 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 48 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 49 kmN
60–100 km4,123 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 75 kmNW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 98 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balmenegg Village, Silenen3.7 km W
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Disentis/Mustér Municipality, Region Surselva9.1 km S
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri8.5 km N
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Disentis Village, Disentis/Mustér9.3 km S
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Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen9.6 km NW
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen11 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tschingelfirn Natural site, Silenen0.4 km SE
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Chli Düssi Mountain, Silenen0.6 km NE
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Hagstäcken Mountain, Disentis/Mustér0.7 km SE
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Gross Düssi Mountain, Silenen1 km NE
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Düssistock Mountain, Silenen1 km NE
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Hangfirn Natural site, Silenen1 km N
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Straligenstöckli Mountain, Silenen1.2 km SE
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Tschingelsee Lake, Silenen1.1 km S
Sources & licences
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