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Höch Pfaffen

Located in Spiringen, Uri Coordinates: 46°53′43″ N 8°45′56″ E

Map showing the location of Höch Pfaffen Höch Pfaffen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,459 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bürglen (UR)
2.7 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport65 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport89 km

About Höch Pfaffen

Höch Pfaffen is a mountain. Location: Spiringen, Uri. Elevation: 2,459 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Pfaffenstock and Pfaffentürm.

Climate of Höch Pfaffen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (192 mm)
Driest month
February (106 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).

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Climate of Höch Pfaffen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-3°-1°4°8°11°10°7°3°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)110106118145155185192182152140139123

How to get to Höch Pfaffen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 65 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 55 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 65 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 89 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 55 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 68 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 140 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Höch Pfaffen

Within 100 km: 338 historic and cultural sites, 6,876 natural sites, 1,075 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,038 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 20 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 12 kmW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 12 kmW
  • Wägitalersee Lake 25 kmNE

25–60 km2,925 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 57 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 53 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 36 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 36 kmN

60–100 km4,326 places

  • Mainau Island 96 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 91 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 86 kmN

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