- Elevation
- 2,735 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
- BRN Bern Airport79 km
About Rossfirn
Rossfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Gross Spannort and Chli Spannort.
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 -4° · Night -10° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- 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° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -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 79 kmwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 84 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 113 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 141 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rossfirn
Within 100 km: 265 historic and cultural sites, 6,823 natural sites, 976 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,218 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmNE
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 15 kmNE
- Oberalpsee Lake 17 kmSE
- Lago di Lucendro Lake 24 kmS
25–60 km2,961 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 42 kmW
60–100 km3,885 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 86 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 63 kmN
- Isole di Brissago Island 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri6.1 km N
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Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg2.8 km W
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Erstfeld Municipality, Uri7.4 km NE
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Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden8.1 km NW
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Färnigen Village, Wassen4.6 km S
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Gurtnellen Municipality, Uri8.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gross Spannort Mountain, Erstfeld1.3 km N
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Chli Spannort Mountain, Wassen0.5 km N
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Glatt Stock Mountain, Wassen0.5 km NE
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Juzfadstock Mountain, Wassen0.6 km S
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Chüefadfirn Natural site, Wassen0.7 km W
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Ruch Stöckli Mountain, Attinghausen1.2 km NW
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Spannortgletscher Natural site, Attinghausen1.1 km NW
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Chüefadstock Mountain, Wassen1.2 km W
Sources & licences
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