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Altenorenstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°51′37″ N 8°56′29″ E

Map showing the location of Altenorenstock Altenorenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,458 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiringen
3.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport73 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport84 km

About Altenorenstock

Altenorenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,458 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Gletscherchopf and Griggeli.

Climate of Altenorenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (199 mm)
Driest month
February (114 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 Altenorenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°2°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Altenorenstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 84 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 74 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 129 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Altenorenstock

Within 100 km: 354 historic and cultural sites, 7,168 natural sites, 1,087 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km866 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 18 kmN
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 17 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 18 kmSE
  • Limmerensee Lake 6 kmSE

25–60 km3,194 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 55 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 42 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 42 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 42 kmNW

60–100 km4,549 places

  • Mainau Island 96 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 91 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 89 kmN

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