Windgällenfirn, Silenen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Windgällenfirn

Windgällenfirn is a natural site. Location: Silenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Gross Windgällen and Furggelihorn.

Photos of Windgällenfirn

Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5
Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Windgällenfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: February (night -12°)
Wettest month: July (170 mm)
Driest month: February (101 mm)

-6° -12°

-4° -10°

-2° -8°

2° -4°

6° -1°

9° 2°

6° -1°

2° -4°

-3° -8°

-4° -11°

Jan

112

Feb

101

Mar

120

Apr

143

May

145

Jun

164

Jul

170

Aug

164

Sep

147

Oct

139

Nov

135

Dec

119

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).

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Climate of Windgällenfirn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-4°	-2°	2°	6°	9°	9°	6°	2°	-3°	-4°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-10°	-8°	-4°	-1°	2°	2°	-1°	-4°	-8°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	112	101	120	143	145	164	170	164	147	139	135	119

How to get to Windgällenfirn

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 Windgällenfirn

Within 100 km: 285 historic and cultural sites, 7,011 natural sites, 1,021 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,103 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 14 kmNW
Lorelei-Inseln Island 14 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 17 kmS
Lag Crest Ault Lake 12 kmSE

25–60 km3,096 places

Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 59 kmW
Strandbad Brienz Beach 52 kmW
Lago Nero Lake 42 kmS
Ufenau Island 46 kmN

60–100 km4,118 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 97 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 71 kmW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Silenen Village, Gurtnellen
4.4 km W
Erstfeld Village, Erstfeld
6.2 km W
Schattdorf Municipality, Uri
6.8 km NW
Balmenegg Village, Silenen
4 km SE
Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen
3.8 km NE
Bristen Village, Silenen
4.7 km SW

Windgällenfirn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gross Windgällen Mountain, Silenen
0.6 km NE
Furggelihorn Mountain, Silenen
0.5 km E
Rot Horn Mountain, Silenen
0.8 km W
Schwarz Horn Mountain, Silenen
0.8 km W
Schwarz Stöckli Mountain, Silenen
1 km SE
Chli Windgällen Mountain, Silenen
1.2 km SW
Stäfelstock Mountain, Unterschächen
1.4 km NE
Stäfelfirn Natural site, Silenen
1.3 km E