Vorchöpf, Glarus Nord — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Vorchöpf

Vorchöpf is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 2,207 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Ruchen and Esel.

Photos of Vorchöpf

Magerrain Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Vorchöpf

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month: July (day 12°)
Coldest month: January (night -11°)
Wettest month: July (193 mm)
Driest month: January (100 mm)

-5° -11°

-1° -9°

2° -6°

7° -2°

10° 1°

12° 3°

12° 4°

8° 0°

4° -3°

-2° -8°

-4° -10°

Jan

100

Feb

102

Mar

108

Apr

127

May

140

Jun

178

Jul

193

Aug

180

Sep

143

Oct

121

Nov

128

Dec

116

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 Vorchöpf
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-5°	-5°	-1°	2°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	4°	-2°	-4°
Average low (°C)	-11°	-11°	-9°	-6°	-2°	1°	3°	4°	0°	-3°	-8°	-10°
Precipitation (mm)	100	102	108	127	140	178	193	180	143	121	128	116

How to get to Vorchöpf

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 73 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 Vorchöpf

Within 100 km: 420 historic and cultural sites, 7,026 natural sites, 1,214 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km766 places

Walensee Lake 7 kmNE
Wägitalersee Lake 17 kmW
Obersee Lake 10 kmW
Voralpsee Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km2,492 places

Ufenau Island 32 kmNW
Insel Lützelau Island 32 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 36 kmNW
Insel Schwanau Island 42 kmW

60–100 km5,402 places

Mainau Island 71 kmN
Fahr Abbey Attraction 66 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 67 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Mollis Village, Glarus Nord
5.9 km NW
Obstalden Village, Glarus Nord
5.7 km N
Filzbach Village, Glarus Nord
6 km N
Quarten Municipality, Wahlkreis Sarganserland
6.3 km E
Näfels Village, Glarus Nord
7 km NW
Ennenda Village, Glarus
6 km SW

Vorchöpf

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ruchen Mountain, Glarus Nord
0.5 km N
Esel Mountain, Glarus Nord
0.8 km NE
Fulen Mountain, Glarus Nord
0.9 km N
Mürtschenstock Mountain, Glarus Nord
1.3 km N
Stock Mountain, Glarus Nord
1.7 km N
Spaneggsee Lake, Glarus Nord
1.4 km NW
Schijenstock Mountain, Glarus Nord
1.9 km NW
Wisstschingel Mountain, Glarus Nord
2 km N