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Mountain

Fanenstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°56′42″ N 9°11′56″ E

Map showing the location of Fanenstock Fanenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,237 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Matt
2.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport66 km
ZRH Zürich Airport75 km

About Fanenstock

Fanenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,237 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Plattengrat and Gufelchopf.

Climate of Fanenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (206 mm)
Driest month
February (115 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 Fanenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-2°1°5°9°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-6°-2°1°4°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)130115131154158190206193170148151139

How to get to Fanenstock

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (75 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 66 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 75 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 84 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 133 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 155 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Fanenstock

Within 100 km: 374 historic and cultural sites, 7,264 natural sites, 1,174 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km745 places

  • Walensee Lake 20 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 21 kmNW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 14 kmSE

25–60 km3,000 places

  • Ufenau Island 44 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 43 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 47 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 47 kmW

60–100 km5,067 places

  • Mainau Island 85 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 80 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Matt Village, Glarus Süd
    2.7 km NW
  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    3.5 km SW
  • Schwändi Village, Glarus Süd
    2.5 km SW
  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    5.4 km NW
  • Stalden Village, Glarus Süd
    4.2 km SW
  • Niedern Village, Glarus Süd
    4.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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