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Wichelplanggfirn

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°45′53″ N 8°28′49″ E

Map showing the location of Wichelplanggfirn Wichelplanggfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,599 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Nieder Surenen Alp
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport77 km
ZRH Zürich Airport77 km

About Wichelplanggfirn

Wichelplanggfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Trotzigplanggstock and Murmelsplanggstock.

Climate of Wichelplanggfirn

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 Wichelplanggfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°5°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10396109121124141144138119119121111

How to get to Wichelplanggfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 77 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (77 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 67 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 81 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 84 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 140 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wichelplanggfirn

Within 100 km: 251 historic and cultural sites, 6,796 natural sites, 968 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,171 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 17 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 18 kmNE
  • Sarnersee Lake 23 kmNW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km3,002 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 39 kmW

60–100 km3,842 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 83 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 63 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 73 kmS

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