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Mountain

Walcherhorn

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°33′36″ N 8°02′06″ E

Map showing the location of Walcherhorn Walcherhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,692 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grindelwald
6.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport57 km
LUG Lugano Airport91 km

About Walcherhorn

Walcherhorn is a mountain. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. Elevation: 3,692 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Eiger and Ischmeer.

Climate of Walcherhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -9° · Night -14° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 1°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
Wettest month
August (86 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 Walcherhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-9°-11°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-17°-15°-11°-8°-5°-4°-6°-10°-14°-16°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

How to get to Walcherhorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (107 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 57 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 107 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 98 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 108 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 116 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 117 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Walcherhorn

Within 100 km: 214 historic and cultural sites, 6,759 natural sites, 876 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km888 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 21 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 22 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 23 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 18 kmN

25–60 km3,217 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 41 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 58 kmNE
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 57 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km3,744 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 65 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 84 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Grindelwald Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
    6.7 km N
  • Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald
    7.1 km N
  • Alpiglen Village, Grindelwald
    5.1 km NW
  • Mettla Village, Grindelwald
    5.4 km NW
  • Bidem Village, Grindelwald
    5.7 km N
  • Brandegg Village, Grindelwald
    5.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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