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Mountain

Rautispitz

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°04′16″ N 9°01′42″ E

Rautispitz
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Elevation
2,283 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Netstal
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport56 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport61 km

About Rautispitz

Rautispitz is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 2,283 m.

From Wikipedia

The Rautispitz is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Netstal in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It lies between the lakes Obersee and the Klöntalersee and culminates at 2,283 metres (7,490 ft) above sea level. Its summit is generally accessed from the west side, with several trails starting at the Obersee.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
465 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Rautispitz

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
Climate of Rautispitz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°1°6°9°12°11°8°3°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-9°-7°-2°1°3°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

How to get to Rautispitz

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 56 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 61 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 76 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 121 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 123 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 136 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rautispitz

Within 100 km: 418 historic and cultural sites, 6,854 natural sites, 1,180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km741 places

  • Ufenau Island 25 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 24 kmNW
  • Seedamm Island 23 kmNW
  • Hurden Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km2,486 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 58 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 28 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 33 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km5,225 places

  • Mainau Island 72 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 67 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 66 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Netstal Village, Glarus
    2.4 km E
  • Mollis Village, Glarus Nord
    3.9 km NE
  • Näfels Village, Glarus Nord
    4 km NE
  • Oberurnen Village, Glarus Nord
    5.3 km NE
  • Niederurnen Village, Glarus Nord
    6.4 km N
  • Glarus Municipality, Glarus
    6.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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