Napf

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Napf

| photo = Napf Cross 2693.jpg

| photo_caption = The summit

| elevation_m = 1408

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| prominence_m = 552

| prominence_ref = Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near Escholzmatt at 856 metres.

| isolation_km = 10.5

| isolation_ref = Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is northeast of the Beichle.

| map = Switzerland

| map_caption = Location in Switzerland

| location = Bern/Lucerne, Switzerland

| range = Napfgebiet, Emmental Alps

| coordinates = {{coord|47|0|15|N|7|56|24|E|type:mountain_region:CH_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

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The Napf is a mountain on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Lucerne. With an altitude of {{convert|1408|m|ft|sp=us}}, it is the summit of the Napfgebiet (Napf region), the hilly region lying between Bern and Lucerne.{{cite web |url=http://www.schweizerseiten.ch/napfgebiet.htm |title=Napfgebiet |accessdate=18 June 2010}} It is counted geologically as part of the Swiss plateau, although it is sometimes considered part of the Emmental Alps.The eastern half of the massif is part of the Alpine Convention perimeter. The region is bounded by the Emmental to the south-west and the Entlebuch to the east. The region is traversed by the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line.

The peak is surrounded by steep hills that are a patchwork of evergreen forests and small mountain farms. Nearby towns include Romoos, Doppleschwand, Michlischwand, Luthern, and Menzberg.

Climate

{{Weather box

|location = Napf, elevation {{convert|1404|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 1.3

| Feb high C = 1.0

| Mar high C = 3.8

| Apr high C = 7.7

| May high C = 12.1

| Jun high C = 15.9

| Jul high C = 18.0

| Aug high C = 17.6

| Sep high C = 13.1

| Oct high C = 9.7

| Nov high C = 4.8

| Dec high C = 2.2

| year high C = 8.9

| Jan mean C = -1.3

| Feb mean C = -1.6

| Mar mean C = 1.0

| Apr mean C = 4.2

| May mean C = 8.3

| Jun mean C = 11.9

| Jul mean C = 13.9

| Aug mean C = 13.9

| Sep mean C = 10.0

| Oct mean C = 6.8

| Nov mean C = 2.2

| Dec mean C = -0.4

| year mean C = 5.7

| Jan low C = -3.8

| Feb low C = -4.1

| Mar low C = -1.7

| Apr low C = 1.2

| May low C = 5.0

| Jun low C = 8.6

| Jul low C = 10.6

| Aug low C = 10.9

| Sep low C = 7.4

| Oct low C = 4.3

| Nov low C = -0.1

| Dec low C = -2.8

| year low C = 3.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 98.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 98.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 114.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 125.5

|May precipitation mm = 187.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 178.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 188.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 175.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 131.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 118.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 109.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 123.9

|year precipitation mm = 1648.8

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 11.1

| Feb precipitation days = 10.8

| Mar precipitation days = 12.5

| Apr precipitation days = 12.6

| May precipitation days = 15.1

| Jun precipitation days = 13.8

| Jul precipitation days = 13.4

| Aug precipitation days = 12.8

| Sep precipitation days = 11.2

| Oct precipitation days = 11.9

| Nov precipitation days = 11.4

| Dec precipitation days = 12.7

| year precipitation days = 149.3

| Jan humidity = 74

| Feb humidity = 76

| Mar humidity = 78

| Apr humidity = 77

| May humidity = 80

| Jun humidity = 80

| Jul humidity = 78

| Aug humidity = 79

| Sep humidity = 84

| Oct humidity = 80

| Nov humidity = 77

| Dec humidity = 75

| year humidity = 78

|Jan sun = 101.2

|Feb sun = 103.1

|Mar sun = 136.1

|Apr sun = 150.2

|May sun = 153.3

|Jun sun = 173.5

|Jul sun = 190.5

|Aug sun = 184.8

|Sep sun = 147.8

|Oct sun = 129.0

|Nov sun = 94.4

|Dec sun = 84.2

|year sun = 1648.1

| Jan percentsun = 38

| Feb percentsun = 37

| Mar percentsun = 38

| Apr percentsun = 38

| May percentsun = 35

| Jun percentsun = 38

| Jul percentsun = 42

| Aug percentsun = 44

| Sep percentsun = 41

| Oct percentsun = 40

| Nov percentsun = 35

| Dec percentsun = 33

| year percentsun = 39

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241213073231/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/Napf_06639.csv

| archive-date = 13 December 2024

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/Napf_06639.csv

| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020

| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = 13 December 2024}}

|source 2 = MeteoSwiss{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/NAP/climsheet_NAP_np9120_e.pdf

| title = Climate Normals Napf (Reference period 1991−2020)

| publisher = Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss

| format = PDF

| access-date = 29 January 2022}}