- Elevation
- 2,675 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
- BRN Bern Airport80 km
About Rossfirn
Rossfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Zwächten and Bächenstock.
Photos of Rossfirn
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Titlis Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Rossfirn
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 97 | 113 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 163 | 157 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 112 |
How to get to Rossfirn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 80 kmwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 85 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 114 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 142 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rossfirn
Within 100 km: 264 historic and cultural sites, 6,855 natural sites, 981 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,233 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 14 kmN
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 15 kmNE
- Oberalpsee Lake 16 kmSE
- Lago di Lucendro Lake 23 kmS
25–60 km2,955 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 60 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 43 kmW
60–100 km3,912 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 64 kmN
- Isole di Brissago Island 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri6.2 km N
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Erstfeld Municipality, Uri6.7 km NE
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Färnigen Village, Wassen4.3 km S
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Gurtnellen Municipality, Uri7.7 km SE
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Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg4 km W
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Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden9.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Zwächten Mountain, Wassen0.5 km NE
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Bächenstock Mountain, Gurtnellen0.6 km SE
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Gross Spannort Mountain, Erstfeld1.7 km NW
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Bächenstöckli Mountain, Wassen0.8 km SE
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Glatt Stock Mountain, Wassen1 km NW
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Hoch Seewen Mountain, Wassen1.1 km S
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Bächenfirn Natural site, Gurtnellen1.1 km SE
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Sewenzwächten Natural site, Wassen1.1 km S
Sources & licences
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