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Natural site

Hangfirn

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°43′27″ N 8°29′45″ E

Map showing the location of Hangfirn Hangfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,617 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Färnigen
2.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport79 km
ZRH Zürich Airport82 km

About Hangfirn

Hangfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Hangfirn and Driestock.

Climate of Hangfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (144 mm)
Driest month
February (96 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 Hangfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°5°8°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°1°2°-1°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10396109121124141144138119119121111

How to get to Hangfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (82 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 72 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 82 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 72 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 84 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 89 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 145 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hangfirn

Within 100 km: 234 historic and cultural sites, 6,921 natural sites, 961 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,227 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 21 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 21 kmNE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 15 kmSE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 18 kmS

25–60 km3,065 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km3,824 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 86 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 76 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 68 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 68 kmS

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