Alplifirn, Glarus Süd — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Alplifirn

Alplifirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Hausstock and Siwellenkopf.

Photos of Alplifirn

Vorab Caumasee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hausstock böhringer friedrich · CC BY-SA 2.5

Climate of Alplifirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month: August (day 12°)
Coldest month: February (night -10°)
Wettest month: July (200 mm)
Driest month: February (110 mm)

-4° -10°

-2° -9°

1° -6°

6° -2°

9° 1°

12° 4°

9° 1°

5° -2°

-1° -7°

-3° -9°

Jan

120

Feb

110

Mar

124

Apr

149

May

155

Jun

186

Jul

200

Aug

187

Sep

162

Oct

144

Nov

145

Dec

131

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 Alplifirn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-4°	-4°	-2°	1°	6°	9°	12°	12°	9°	5°	-1°	-3°
Average low (°C)	-10°	-10°	-9°	-6°	-2°	1°	4°	4°	1°	-2°	-7°	-9°
Precipitation (mm)	120	110	124	149	155	186	200	187	162	144	145	131

How to get to Alplifirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 67 km to the northwest.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorthwest
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 77 kmnortheast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 67 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 74 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 124 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 137 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 155 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Alplifirn

Within 100 km: 361 historic and cultural sites, 7,269 natural sites, 1,119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km847 places

Obersee Lake 23 kmN
Klöntalersee Lake 18 kmNW
Lag Prau Pulté Lake 16 kmE
Scheubsbach Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km3,160 places

Ufenau Island 44 kmNW
Insel Lützelau Island 44 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 45 kmNW
Insel Schwanau Island 40 kmNW

60–100 km4,742 places

Mainau Island 92 kmN
Fahr Abbey Attraction 76 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 87 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ober Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
2 km NE
Stäfeli Village, Glarus Süd
3.7 km NW
Linthal Village, Glarus Süd
7.5 km NW
Rüti Village, Glarus Süd
7.8 km NW
Elm Village, Glarus Süd
8.4 km NE
Betschwanden Village, Glarus Süd
8.2 km NW

Alplifirn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hausstock Mountain, Ilanz/Glion
1.2 km SW
Siwellenkopf Mountain, Glarus Süd
0.6 km NE
Horen Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.1 km SE
Mättlenstöck Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.2 km NW
Glatscher da Mer Natural site, Ilanz/Glion
1.3 km S
Leiterberg Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.5 km NW
Stöckli Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.7 km N
Büchel Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.9 km N