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Mountain

Lachenstock

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°04′00″ N 8°57′25″ E

Map showing the location of Lachenstock Lachenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,027 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Innerthal
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport53 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport65 km

About Lachenstock

Lachenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 2,027 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Himmelchopf and Zindlenspitz.

Climate of Lachenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (198 mm)
Driest month
January (105 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
Climate of Lachenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°8°10°13°13°10°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-5°-1°3°5°5°2°-2°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)105105113139151188198185150130135120

How to get to Lachenstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 53 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 65 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 52 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 116 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 118 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 133 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lachenstock

Within 100 km: 419 historic and cultural sites, 6,709 natural sites, 1,154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km751 places

  • Ufenau Island 22 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 21 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 24 kmNW
  • Seedamm Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km2,476 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 55 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 28 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 45 kmNW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 46 kmW

60–100 km5,055 places

  • Mainau Island 73 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 66 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Innerthal Municipality, March District
    3.2 km W
  • Glarus Municipality, Glarus
    5.3 km S
  • Innerthal Village, Innerthal
    5.2 km NW
  • Chängel Village, Glarus
    3.6 km S
  • Näfels Village, Glarus Nord
    8.8 km NE
  • Netstal Village, Glarus
    7.6 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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