Chalchtalfirn, Wassen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Chalchtalfirn

Chalchtalfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Sustenspitz and Wallenburfirn.

Photos of Chalchtalfirn

Titlis Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Chalchtalfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: February (night -11°)
Wettest month: July (144 mm)
Driest month: February (96 mm)

-5° -11°

-6° -11°

-4° -10°

-2° -8°

2° -3°

6° -1°

9° 2°

9° 3°

6° 0°

3° -3°

-2° -8°

-4° -10°

Jan

103

Feb

96

Mar

109

Apr

121

May

124

Jun

141

Jul

144

Aug

138

Sep

119

Oct

119

Nov

121

Dec

111

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 Chalchtalfirn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-5°	-6°	-4°	-2°	2°	6°	9°	9°	6°	3°	-2°	-4°
Average low (°C)	-11°	-11°	-10°	-8°	-3°	-1°	2°	3°	0°	-3°	-8°	-10°
Precipitation (mm)	103	96	109	121	124	141	144	138	119	119	121	111

How to get to Chalchtalfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (83 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 73 km to the north.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 83 kmnorth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 87 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 73 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 81 kmwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 90 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 115 kmnorthwest
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 141 kmwest

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

Day trips from Chalchtalfirn

Within 100 km: 236 historic and cultural sites, 6,845 natural sites, 966 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,213 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 23 kmNE
Lorelei-Inseln Island 23 kmNE
Sarnersee Lake 25 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km3,046 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 49 kmW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 49 kmW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 37 kmW

60–100 km3,788 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 83 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmN
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 68 kmN
Ufenau Island 61 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Steingletscher Village, Innertkirchen
2.6 km NW
Göschenen Municipality, Uri
6.8 km SE
Innertkirchen Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
8.3 km SW
Färnigen Village, Wassen
5.5 km E
Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden
12 km N
Wassen Village, Wassen
11 km E

Chalchtalfirn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sustenspitz Mountain, Wassen
0.6 km W
Wallenburfirn Natural site, Göschenen
1.5 km SE
Tschingelfirn Natural site, Wassen
1.8 km E
Chööbärgli Mountain, Innertkirchen
1.9 km W
Sustenhorn Mountain, Göschenen
2 km S
Chli Griessenhorn Mountain, Wassen
2 km NE
Bockberg Mountain, Innertkirchen
2.3 km SW
Hangfirn Natural site, Göschenen
2.2 km E