- Elevation
- 3,022 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport74 km
- LUG Lugano Airport90 km
About Ruchennadel
Ruchennadel is a mountain. Location: Silenen, Uri. Elevation: 3,022 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Gross Ruchen and Alpgnofer Firn.
Photos of Ruchennadel
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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 Ruchennadel
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- 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) | -9° | -9° | -7° | -5° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -13° | -11° | -7° | -4° | -1° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Ruchennadel
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
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 123 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 149 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruchennadel
Within 100 km: 299 historic and cultural sites, 7,025 natural sites, 1,037 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,047 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmNW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmSW
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 10 kmSE
25–60 km3,155 places
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 56 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 44 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 45 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmN
60–100 km4,159 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 100 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 96 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 75 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balmenegg Village, Silenen3 km S
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri5.7 km N
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Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen6 km N
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Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen3.4 km NW
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen8.1 km W
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Schattdorf Municipality, Uri9.1 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gross Ruchen Mountain, Unterschächen0.2 km N
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Alpgnofer Firn Natural site, Silenen0.7 km SW
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Alpgnofer Stock Mountain, Silenen0.9 km SE
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Chanzeli Mountain, Unterschächen1.2 km NE
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Pucher Mountain, Silenen1.2 km W
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Eggen Mountain, Silenen1.4 km E
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Ruchenfirn Natural site, Silenen1.4 km NE
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Gwasmet Mountain, Silenen1.6 km W
More nature in Switzerland
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Gross Windgällen Mountain, Silenen3.3 km W
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Sattelhoren Mountain, Silenen2 km NE
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Scheerhorn Mountain, Silenen4.6 km NE
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Schwarz Berg Mountain, Silenen2.1 km W
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Chli Ruchen Mountain, Silenen2.2 km NE
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Chalchschijen Mountain, Silenen2.5 km E
Sources & licences
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