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Elevation
1,133 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aesch
2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport31 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport48 km

About Hörnli

Hörnli is a mountain. Location: Fischenthal, Hinwil District. Elevation: 1,133 m.

From Wikipedia

Hörnli mountain is located on the territory of the community of Fischenthal, in the Zürcher Oberland, in the eastern part of canton of Zurich, in Switzerland. It is 1,133 meters (3,717 ft) high. North of the Hörnli, at an altitude 992 meters (3,255 ft), the Dreiländerstein (lit. 'stone of the three lands') marks the meeting of the boundaries of the three cantons of Zurich, St.Gallen and Thurgau. Already in the Middle Ages, the so-called Schwabenweg, led over the Hörnli, as a part of the Way of St. James.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
178 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Hörnli

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (145 mm)
Driest month
January (67 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 Hörnli
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°5°9°14°17°19°19°15°10°4°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°0°4°7°9°9°6°2°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)67787492111145144135101869585

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Hörnli

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 31 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 31 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 48 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 54 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 30 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 105 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hörnli

Within 100 km: 513 historic and cultural sites, 5,417 natural sites, 1,077 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Ufenau Island 21 kmSW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 20 kmSW
  • Seedamm Island 19 kmSW
  • Hurden Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km1,872 places

  • Mainau Island 42 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 38 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 37 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 32 kmN

60–100 km4,955 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 97 kmSW
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 69 kmW
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 66 kmW
  • Lake Sempach Lake 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Aesch Village, Fischenthal
    2 km S
  • Hinterhörnli Village, Fischenthal
    0.8 km SE
  • Tanzplatz Village, Fischenthal
    0.7 km S
  • Lenzen Village, Fischenthal
    1.7 km SW
  • Steg Village, Fischenthal
    2.3 km S
  • Althörnli Village, Fischenthal
    1.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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