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Riseten

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°06′48″ N 9°01′12″ E

Map showing the location of Riseten Riseten
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,736 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Niederurnen
3 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport52 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport58 km

About Riseten

Riseten is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 1,736 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Fridlispitz and Wageten.

Climate of Riseten

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
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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Climate of Riseten
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°2°5°10°13°15°15°11°7°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-3°1°4°6°7°3°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

How to get to Riseten

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 52 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 58 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 120 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 121 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 132 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Riseten

Within 100 km: 422 historic and cultural sites, 6,678 natural sites, 1,187 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km665 places

  • Ufenau Island 22 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 21 kmNW
  • Seedamm Island 20 kmNW
  • Hurden Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km2,344 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 55 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 25 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 33 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km5,278 places

  • Mainau Island 67 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 62 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 61 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 91 kmSW

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