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Mountain

Schiesshorn

Located in Arosa, Region Plessur Coordinates: 46°45′59″ N 9°42′11″ E

Map showing the location of Schiesshorn Schiesshorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,604 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arosa
2.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport81 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen102 km

About Schiesshorn

Schiesshorn is a mountain. Location: Arosa, Region Plessur. Elevation: 2,604 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Amselegg and Chlein Furggahorn.

Climate of Schiesshorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -10° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
July (149 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Schiesshorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-3°-1°4°8°11°11°7°3°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-9°-4°-1°1°1°-2°-5°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)85728493109139149144120999888

How to get to Schiesshorn

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (102 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 110 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 81 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 102 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 104 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 140 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 173 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 183 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Schiesshorn

Within 100 km: 204 historic and cultural sites, 6,886 natural sites, 965 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km631 places

  • Lake Davos Lake 13 kmNE
  • Lai Alv Lake 23 kmS
  • Gotschnaseeli Lake 15 kmNE
  • Lai Plang Bi Lake 9 kmSW

25–60 km3,218 places

  • Chaviolas Island 38 kmS
  • Lajets Lake 32 kmS
  • Walensee Lake 55 kmNW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 36 kmS

60–100 km4,206 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 96 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 86 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 86 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 89 kmNW

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