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Mountain

Bifertenstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°48′15″ N 8°57′27″ E

Map showing the location of Bifertenstock Bifertenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,418 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Breil/Brigels
6.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport88 km

About Bifertenstock

Bifertenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 3,418 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Piz Frisal and Bündner Tödi.

Climate of Bifertenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -8° · Night -14° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 4°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
Wettest month
July (180 mm)
Driest month
February (102 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 Bifertenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-11°-11°-10°-7°-3°1°4°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Average low (°C)-17°-18°-16°-14°-9°-6°-4°-4°-6°-10°-14°-16°
Precipitation (mm)115102124147150170180172156145138121

How to get to Bifertenstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 79 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 88 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 89 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 80 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 116 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 157 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bifertenstock

Within 100 km: 319 historic and cultural sites, 7,249 natural sites, 1,054 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km848 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 25 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 24 kmE
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 13 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 14 kmE

25–60 km3,342 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 51 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 48 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 48 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 48 kmN

60–100 km4,432 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 97 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 95 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva
    6.2 km E
  • Trun Municipality, Region Surselva
    7 km S
  • Trun Village, Trun
    7.2 km S
  • Spiringen Municipality, Uri
    9.3 km NW
  • Breíl Village, Breil/Brigels
    8.7 km SE
  • Surrein Village, Sumvitg
    9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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