Gletscherhornfirn
Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°30′05″ N 7°58′30″ E
- Elevation
- 3,278 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport58 km
- LUG Lugano Airport91 km
About Gletscherhornfirn
Gletscherhornfirn is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Gletscherhorn and Kranzbergfirn.
Photos of Gletscherhornfirn
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Jungfrau Roland Zumbühl, Arlesheim · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aletschhorn Paradise Chronicle · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Geisshorn Fritz Geller-Grimm · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mittaghorn T. Kennedy · Public domain
Climate of Gletscherhornfirn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -7° · Night -13° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- Wettest month
- June (104 mm)
- Driest month
- September (82 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) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -7° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -17° | -15° | -13° | -8° | -5° | -3° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -13° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 95 | 104 | 98 | 100 | 82 | 93 | 95 | 90 |
How to get to Gletscherhornfirn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 58 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (113 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 64 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 58 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 113 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 103 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 106 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 125 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gletscherhornfirn
Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 6,737 natural sites, 852 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km893 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 23 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 24 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 23 kmNW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 24 kmN
25–60 km3,226 places
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 28 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 44 kmE
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 57 kmE
- Lake Thun Lake 29 kmNW
60–100 km3,660 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 67 kmNW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 91 kmN
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 90 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 72 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lauterbrunnen Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District8.4 km NW
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Stechelberg Village, Lauterbrunnen7.3 km NW
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Naters Municipality, Brig District10 km S
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Trachsellauenen Village, Lauterbrunnen6.2 km NW -
Mürren Village, Lauterbrunnen9 km NW
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Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District11 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gletscherhorn Mountain, Fieschertal1.4 km NW
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Kranzbergfirn Natural site, Fieschertal1.3 km NE
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Äbeni Flue Mountain, Fieschertal1.8 km NW
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Mittaghorn Mountain, Fieschertal3.3 km W
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Äbeni Flue-Firn Natural site, Fieschertal2.1 km SW
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Lauihorn Mountain, Lauterbrunnen2.2 km NW
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Jungfrau Mountain, Lauterbrunnen4.1 km N
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Kranzberg Mountain, Fieschertal2.4 km N
Sources & licences
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