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Holzjihorn See

Located in Binn, Goms District Coordinates: 46°24′24″ N 8°15′11″ E

Map showing the location of Holzjihorn See Holzjihorn See
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,864 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ernen
5.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport68 km
BRN Bern Airport81 km

About Holzjihorn See

Holzjihorn See is a lake. Location: Binn, Goms District. Elevation: 2,864 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Holzjihorn and Fäldbachgletscher.

Climate of Holzjihorn See

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (101 mm)
Driest month
February (70 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
Climate of Holzjihorn See
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°5°8°9°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)7670859610110197101911009279

How to get to Holzjihorn See

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (94 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 86 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 68 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 109 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 125 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 127 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 138 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Holzjihorn See

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 6,749 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km779 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 23 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 22 kmE
  • Grimselsee Lake 18 kmN
  • Gelmersee Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km3,335 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 45 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 46 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 46 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 40 kmNW

60–100 km3,626 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 100 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 99 kmNE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 99 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ernen Municipality, Goms District
    5.2 km W
  • Freiche Village, Binn
    3.3 km S
  • Goms Municipality, Goms District
    7.1 km N
  • Blitzingen Village, Goms
    5.6 km NW
  • Niederwald Village, Goms
    5.8 km NW
  • Fäld Village, Binn
    4.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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