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Mountain

Hintereggen

Located in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°25′16″ N 8°49′25″ E

Map showing the location of Hintereggen Hintereggen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
750 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wildberg
0.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport21 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport56 km

About Hintereggen

Hintereggen is a mountain. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Elevation: 750 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Hundsruggen and Himmerichweiher.

Climate of Hintereggen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (134 mm)
Driest month
January (62 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 Hintereggen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°12°17°19°22°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°9°12°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)6274678410313412912390818880

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Hintereggen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 21 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 12 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 21 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 56 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 59 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 12 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 22 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 95 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hintereggen

Within 100 km: 581 historic and cultural sites, 5,006 natural sites, 1,016 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

  • Ufenau Island 23 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 22 kmS
  • Saffa Insel Island 23 kmW
  • Seedamm Island 22 kmS

25–60 km1,596 places

  • Mainau Island 42 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 29 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 38 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 29 kmNE

60–100 km4,818 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 95 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 61 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 63 kmSW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wildberg Municipality, Bezirk Pfäffikon
    0.5 km SE
  • Wila Municipality, Bezirk Pfäffikon
    1.9 km SE
  • Wildberg Village, Wildberg
    0.7 km NW
  • Ehrikon Village, Wildberg
    1 km W
  • Wila Village, Wila
    1.6 km E
  • Untere Luegeten Village, Wildberg
    0.4 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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