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Mountain

Charenstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°57′02″ N 9°07′20″ E

Map showing the location of Charenstock Charenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,421 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Matt
3.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km
ZRH Zürich Airport71 km

About Charenstock

Charenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,421 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Schafchopf and Berglihorn.

Climate of Charenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (200 mm)
Driest month
February (110 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 Charenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Charenstock

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (71 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 127 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 135 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Charenstock

Within 100 km: 378 historic and cultural sites, 7,226 natural sites, 1,157 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km820 places

  • Walensee Lake 20 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 22 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 17 kmNW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km2,897 places

  • Ufenau Island 39 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 39 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 42 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 41 kmW

60–100 km5,044 places

  • Mainau Island 84 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 73 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Matt Village, Glarus Süd
    3.9 km E
  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    4.2 km NE
  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    5.2 km SE
  • Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd
    6.4 km NW
  • Niedern Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
    3.5 km NW
  • Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd
    6.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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