- Elevation
- 2,239 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport56 km
- ZRH Zürich Airport63 km
About Esel
Esel is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 2,239 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Ruchen and Fulen.
Photos of Esel
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Magerrain Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Esel
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- July (193 mm)
- Driest month
- January (100 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) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | -2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 102 | 108 | 127 | 140 | 178 | 193 | 180 | 143 | 121 | 128 | 116 |
How to get to Esel
The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (63 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 56 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 56 kmnortheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 63 kmnorthwest
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 56 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 58 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 130 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 142 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Esel
Within 100 km: 422 historic and cultural sites, 7,019 natural sites, 1,217 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km761 places
- Walensee Lake 7 kmNE
- Wägitalersee Lake 18 kmW
- Obersee Lake 11 kmW
- Voralpsee Lake 20 kmNE
25–60 km2,470 places
- Ufenau Island 33 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 32 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 36 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 42 kmW
60–100 km5,427 places
- Mainau Island 71 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 66 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 66 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 67 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ruchen Mountain, Glarus Nord0.6 km W
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Fulen Mountain, Glarus Nord0.7 km NW
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Vorchöpf Mountain, Glarus Nord0.8 km SW
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Mürtschenstock Mountain, Glarus Nord0.8 km N
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Stock Mountain, Glarus Nord1.3 km N
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Wisstschingel Mountain, Glarus Nord1.4 km N
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Nabenüel Mountain, Glarus Nord1.7 km N
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Spaneggsee Lake, Glarus Nord1.7 km W
Sources & licences
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