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Natural site

Stössenfirn

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°45′45″ N 8°27′31″ E

Map showing the location of Stössenfirn Stössenfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,424 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Engelberg
6.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport75 km
ZRH Zürich Airport78 km

About Stössenfirn

Stössenfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Stössenfirn and Stössenfirn.

Climate of Stössenfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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 Stössenfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°6°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-7°-3°0°3°3°1°-3°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)10396109121124141144138119119121111

How to get to Stössenfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (78 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 68 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 75 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 78 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 85 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 139 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Stössenfirn

Within 100 km: 248 historic and cultural sites, 6,759 natural sites, 978 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,160 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 18 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 19 kmNE
  • Sarnersee Lake 22 kmNW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km3,027 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 38 kmW

60–100 km3,798 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 82 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 63 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 73 kmS

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