Schijen, Spiringen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Schijen

Schijen is a mountain. Location: Spiringen, Uri. Elevation: 2,608 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Ortstock and Höch Turm.

Photos of Schijen

Ortstock Felix Günther FeG · CC BY-SA 2.5
Urnerboden Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Schijen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: February (night -13°)
Wettest month: July (199 mm)
Driest month: February (114 mm)

-6° -13°

-5° -11°

-3° -9°

2° -4°

6° -1°

9° 1°

6° -1°

2° -4°

-3° -9°

-5° -11°

Jan

126

Feb

114

Mar

130

Apr

156

May

160

Jun

188

Jul

199

Aug

186

Sep

165

Oct

150

Nov

151

Dec

136

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 Schijen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-5°	-3°	2°	6°	9°	9°	6°	2°	-3°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-13°	-13°	-11°	-9°	-4°	-1°	1°	1°	-1°	-4°	-9°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	126	114	130	156	160	188	199	186	165	150	151	136

How to get to Schijen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 58 km to the northwest.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 67 kmnorthwest
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 79 kmnortheast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 58 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 145 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schijen

Within 100 km: 364 historic and cultural sites, 7,098 natural sites, 1,125 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km897 places

Wägitalersee Lake 19 kmN
Obersee Lake 20 kmN
Klöntalersee Lake 12 kmN
Lag Crest Ault Lake 23 kmS

25–60 km3,017 places

Ufenau Island 35 kmN
Insel Lützelau Island 35 kmN
Schönenwerd Island 36 kmNW
Insel Schwanau Island 29 kmNW

60–100 km4,673 places

Mainau Island 90 kmN
Fahr Abbey Attraction 66 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 85 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Argseeli Village, Spiringen
2.3 km S
Linthal Village, Glarus Süd
4.8 km E
Orthalden Village, Spiringen
3 km S
Unter Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
2.2 km E
Urnerboden Village, Spiringen
4.3 km SW
Braunwald Village, Glarus Süd
5.2 km NE

Schijen

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ortstock Mountain, Muotathal
1.2 km NE
Höch Turm Mountain, Muotathal
1.4 km N
Höch Horn Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.4 km E
Gubel Mountain, Spiringen
1.8 km S
Schön Büel Mountain, Muotathal
2 km NE
Gross Chilchberg Mountain, Muotathal
2.2 km NW
Jegerstöck Mountain, Spiringen
2.2 km SW
Flätstock Mountain, Muotathal
2.5 km N