Hüfifirn, Silenen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Hüfifirn

Hüfifirn is a natural site. Location: Silenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Piz Val Pintga and Heimstock.

Photos of Hüfifirn

Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0
Val Russein Isjc99 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Hüfifirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: February (night -12°)
Wettest month: July (180 mm)
Driest month: February (102 mm)

-5° -12°

-4° -10°

-2° -8°

3° -3°

6° -1°

9° 2°

7° 0°

3° -4°

-2° -8°

-4° -11°

Jan

115

Feb

102

Mar

124

Apr

147

May

150

Jun

170

Jul

180

Aug

172

Sep

156

Oct

145

Nov

138

Dec

121

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 Hüfifirn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-5°	-5°	-4°	-2°	3°	6°	9°	9°	7°	3°	-2°	-4°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-10°	-8°	-3°	-1°	2°	2°	0°	-4°	-8°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	115	102	124	147	150	170	180	172	156	145	138	121

How to get to Hüfifirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the north.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmsouth
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 152 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hüfifirn

Within 100 km: 307 historic and cultural sites, 7,108 natural sites, 1,051 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km972 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 21 kmNW
Lorelei-Inseln Island 21 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 22 kmSW
Lag Crest Ault Lake 9 kmS

25–60 km3,229 places

Lago Nero Lake 46 kmSW
Ufenau Island 46 kmN
Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmN
Schönenwerd Island 45 kmN

60–100 km4,265 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 74 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 98 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 95 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Unterschächen Municipality, Uri
6.9 km NW
Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen
8.5 km NW
Spiringen Municipality, Uri
9.2 km NE
Balmenegg Village, Silenen
6.5 km SW
Disentis/Mustér Municipality, Region Surselva
11 km S
Aesch Village, Unterschächen
6.7 km N

Hüfifirn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Piz Val Pintga Mountain, Disentis/Mustér
1 km SE
Heimstock Mountain, Grisons
1.7 km E
Ober Hüfifirn Natural site, Silenen
1.6 km SW
Bocktschingelgrat Mountain, Silenen
1.9 km NW
Scheerhorn Mountain, Silenen
2.5 km NW
Piz Cambrialas Mountain, Disentis/Mustér
2.1 km S
Piz Cazarauls Mountain, Disentis/Mustér
2.3 km E
Hüfistöcklenen Mountain, Silenen
2.3 km W