- Elevation
- 3,137 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport74 km
- LUG Lugano Airport90 km
About Gross Ruchen
Gross Ruchen is a mountain. Location: Unterschächen, Uri. Elevation: 3,137 m.
The Gross Ruchen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It is located between the higher Gross Windgallen on the west and the Chli Ruchen on the east. The north face is very steep and is linked with that of the Gross Windgällen. On the east flanks is the Ruchenfirn, a glacier lying between 2,600 and 3,100 metres.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 397 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Gross Ruchen
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Warburg · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5
Climate of Gross Ruchen
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- 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° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -16° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Gross Ruchen
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 77 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 Gross Ruchen
Within 100 km: 300 historic and cultural sites, 7,020 natural sites, 1,038 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,048 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmNW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmSW
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 10 kmSE
25–60 km3,153 places
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 56 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 44 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 45 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmN
60–100 km4,157 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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Silenen Municipality, Uri4.1 km SW
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Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen5.9 km N
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Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen3.2 km NW
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Balmenegg Village, Silenen3.1 km S
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen8.1 km W
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Spiringen Village, Spiringen7.7 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ruchennadel Mountain, Silenen0.2 km S
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Alpgnofer Firn Natural site, Silenen0.8 km S
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Alpgnofer Stock Mountain, Silenen1 km SE
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Chanzeli Mountain, Unterschächen1.1 km NE
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Pucher Mountain, Silenen1.2 km W
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Ruchenfirn Natural site, Silenen1.4 km E
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Gwasmet Mountain, Silenen1.5 km W
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Eggen Mountain, Silenen1.5 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources