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Natural site

Kartigelfirn

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°41′55″ N 8°31′05″ E

Map showing the location of Kartigelfirn Kartigelfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,617 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Göschenen
4.1 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport81 km
LUG Lugano Airport83 km

About Kartigelfirn

Kartigelfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Chüeplanggenstock and Rothorn.

Climate of Kartigelfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (163 mm)
Driest month
February (97 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 Kartigelfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°6°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-13°-11°-9°-4°-1°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Kartigelfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (84 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 74 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 83 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 84 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 74 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 91 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kartigelfirn

Within 100 km: 228 historic and cultural sites, 6,982 natural sites, 962 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,231 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 23 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 23 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 22 kmSE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km3,094 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 42 kmW

60–100 km3,847 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 88 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 79 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 71 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 61 kmN

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