- Elevation
- 1,869 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport70 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport71 km
About Franzenhorn
Franzenhorn is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 1,869 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Fätschenhorn and Etzelstock.
Photos of Franzenhorn
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Hausstock böhringer friedrich · CC BY-SA 2.5
Climate of Franzenhorn
This month · November
A wet month
Day 2° · Night -5° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -8°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -5° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 110 | 124 | 149 | 155 | 186 | 200 | 187 | 162 | 144 | 145 | 131 |
How to get to Franzenhorn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 70 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 62 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 70 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 71 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 88 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 62 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 68 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 124 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 149 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Franzenhorn
Within 100 km: 368 historic and cultural sites, 7,189 natural sites, 1,141 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km864 places
- Walensee Lake 22 kmNE
- Wägitalersee Lake 20 kmNW
- Obersee Lake 17 kmN
- Klöntalersee Lake 12 kmNW
25–60 km2,924 places
- Ufenau Island 38 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 37 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 40 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 37 kmW
60–100 km4,910 places
- Mainau Island 85 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 81 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 80 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd3.7 km NW
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Hätzingen Village, Glarus Süd3.3 km NW
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Diesbach Village, Glarus Süd3.2 km W
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Betschwanden Village, Glarus Süd3.4 km W
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Rüti Village, Glarus Süd4.2 km W
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Leuggelbach Village, Glarus Süd4.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fätschenhorn Mountain, Glarus Süd1 km SE
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Etzelstock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.1 km N
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Schönau Mountain, Glarus Süd1.2 km NW
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Engisee Lake, Glarus Süd1.3 km S
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Chammseeli Lake, Glarus Süd1.4 km S
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Matzlengrat Mountain, Glarus Süd1.8 km E
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Matzlenstock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.8 km NE
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Sunnenberg Mountain, Glarus Süd1.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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