- Elevation
- 1,021 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport54 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport61 km
About Grapplihorn
Grapplihorn is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 1,021 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Rautispitz and Obersee.
Photos of Grapplihorn
Climate of Grapplihorn
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 102 | 108 | 127 | 140 | 178 | 193 | 180 | 143 | 121 | 128 | 116 |
How to get to Grapplihorn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 47 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 54 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 61 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 75 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 52 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 120 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 134 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grapplihorn
Within 100 km: 418 historic and cultural sites, 6,773 natural sites, 1,179 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km711 places
- Ufenau Island 23 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 23 kmNW
- Seedamm Island 22 kmNW
- Hurden Island 22 kmNW
25–60 km2,441 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 56 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 26 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 32 kmW
- Saffa Insel Island 47 kmNW
60–100 km5,218 places
- Mainau Island 70 kmN
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 66 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 64 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Näfels Village, Glarus Nord4 km E
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Mollis Village, Glarus Nord4.4 km E
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Oberurnen Village, Glarus Nord4.7 km NE
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Netstal Village, Glarus4.1 km SE
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Niederurnen Village, Glarus Nord5.5 km NE
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Oberlochegg Village, Glarus Nord3.5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rautispitz Mountain, Glarus Nord1.9 km SE -
Obersee Lake, Canton of Glarus0.2 km N
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Sonnenbüchel Mountain, Glarus Nord1.3 km NE
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Wiggis Mountain, Glarus Nord2.4 km S -
Gumen Mountain, Glarus Nord1.7 km S
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Bärenstichkopf Mountain, Glarus Nord1.9 km E
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Brünnelistock Mountain, Innerthal3.2 km W -
Wisswand Mountain, Glarus Nord2 km E
Sources & licences
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