- Elevation
- 3,078 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
- BRN Bern Airport81 km
About Zwächten
Zwächten is a mountain. Location: Wassen, Uri. Elevation: 3,078 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Gross Spannort and Rossfirn.
Photos of Zwächten
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Titlis Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Zwächten
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- 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) | -9° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -16° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 97 | 113 | 135 | 140 | 160 | 163 | 157 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 112 |
How to get to Zwächten
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 81 kmwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 82 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 Zwächten
Within 100 km: 264 historic and cultural sites, 6,853 natural sites, 976 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,231 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 14 kmN
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 14 kmN
- Oberalpsee Lake 16 kmSE
- Lago di Lucendro Lake 24 kmS
25–60 km2,950 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 44 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 38 kmW
60–100 km3,912 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 60 kmW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 63 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri5.8 km N
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Erstfeld Municipality, Uri6.2 km NE
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Färnigen Village, Wassen4.8 km S
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Gurtnellen Municipality, Uri7.6 km SE
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Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg4.1 km W
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Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden9.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gross Spannort Mountain, Erstfeld1.5 km NW
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Rossfirn Natural site, Wassen0.5 km SW
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Bächenstöckli Mountain, Wassen0.8 km SE
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Bächenstock Mountain, Gurtnellen0.9 km S
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Glatt Stock Mountain, Wassen1 km W
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Schneehüenderstock Mountain, Gurtnellen1.3 km NE
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Bächenfirn Natural site, Gurtnellen1.2 km S
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Glatt Firn Natural site, Erstfeld1.3 km N
Sources & licences
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