Grosser Aletschfirn
Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°29′06″ N 7°59′49″ E
- Elevation
- 2,931 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport61 km
- LUG Lugano Airport88 km
About Grosser Aletschfirn
Grosser Aletschfirn is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Aletschhorn and Dreieckhorn.
Photos of Grosser Aletschfirn
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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 Grosser Aletschfirn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 81 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- November (81 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 73 |
How to get to Grosser Aletschfirn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (111 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 66 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 61 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 88 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 111 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 66 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 105 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 107 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 126 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grosser Aletschfirn
Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 6,747 natural sites, 849 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km925 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 21 kmW
- Stausee Gibidum Lake 12 kmS
- Gaulisee Lake 21 kmNE
- Bachsee Lake 21 kmN
25–60 km3,221 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 25 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 26 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 26 kmNW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 25 kmN
60–100 km3,639 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 69 kmNW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 93 kmN
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 92 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 69 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Naters Municipality, Brig District8.7 km S
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Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District8.3 km SE
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Lauterbrunnen Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District11 km NW
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Stechelberg Village, Lauterbrunnen9.8 km NW
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Blatten Municipality, Raron District11 km SW
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Riederalp Municipality, Raron District12 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aletschhorn Mountain, Bettmeralp2.2 km S
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Dreieckhorn Mountain, Bettmeralp1.9 km SE
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Kleines Aletschhorn Mountain, Naters2.5 km SW
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Gletscherhornfirn Natural site, Fieschertal2.5 km NW
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Kranzbergfirn Natural site, Fieschertal2.8 km N
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Viertes Dreieck Mountain, Fieschertal3 km E
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Sattelhorn Mountain, Naters3.2 km SW
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Geisshorn Mountain, Naters4.9 km S
More nature in Switzerland
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Mittaghorn Mountain, Fieschertal5.2 km W
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Drittes Dreieck Mountain, Fieschertal3.7 km E
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Gletscherhorn Mountain, Fieschertal3.8 km NW
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Grosser Aletschgletscher Natural site, Fieschertal3.3 km E
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Zweites Dreieck Mountain, Fieschertal4.1 km E
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Äbeni Flue-Firn Natural site, Fieschertal3.6 km W
Sources & licences
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