Hörnli mountain is located on the territory of the community of Fischenthal, in the Zürcher Oberland, in the eastern part of canton of Zürich, in Switzerland. It is 1,133 meters (3,717 ft) high.

Hörnli
Hörnli as seen from Bachtel (March 2007)
Highest point
Elevation1,133 m (3,717 ft)
Coordinates47°22′16″N 8°56′16″E / 47.37111°N 8.93778°E / 47.37111; 8.93778
Geography
Hörnli is located in Switzerland
Hörnli
Hörnli
Location in Switzerland
LocationZurich, Switzerland
Parent rangeSwiss Prealps

North of the Hörnli, the Dreiländerstein, altitude 992 meters (3,255 ft), marks the meeting of the boundaries of the three Cantons of Zürich, St.Gallen and Thurgau.

Already in the Middle Ages, the so-called Schwabenweg, led over the Hörnli, as a part of the Way of St. James. Since 2008, it is an integrated stretch of the Kreuzlingen branch on the Via Jacobi, registered on the official Swiss national trekking path nr. 4, signalled as leg FischingenRapperswil on Wanderland Schweiz.[1]

Climate edit

Climate data for Hörnli (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)1.9
(35.4)
2.0
(35.6)
5.7
(42.3)
10.0
(50.0)
14.3
(57.7)
17.8
(64.0)
19.7
(67.5)
19.4
(66.9)
14.8
(58.6)
10.9
(51.6)
5.9
(42.6)
2.9
(37.2)
10.4
(50.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)−0.6
(30.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
2.4
(36.3)
6.1
(43.0)
10.1
(50.2)
13.6
(56.5)
15.5
(59.9)
15.5
(59.9)
11.4
(52.5)
7.8
(46.0)
3.2
(37.8)
0.3
(32.5)
7.1
(44.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−3.1
(26.4)
−3.1
(26.4)
−0.4
(31.3)
2.7
(36.9)
6.6
(43.9)
10.1
(50.2)
12.0
(53.6)
12.2
(54.0)
8.6
(47.5)
5.2
(41.4)
0.7
(33.3)
−2.2
(28.0)
4.1
(39.4)
Average relative humidity (%)77767572757574768181807877
Mean monthly sunshine hours839213115817018821020015311779701,651
Percent possible sunshine34353942404348504439323141
Source: MeteoSwiss[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Wanderland.ch". Archived from the original on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  2. ^ "Climate Normals Hörnli (Reference period 1991−2020)" (PDF). Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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