- Elevation
- 2,972 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport72 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport85 km
About Gemsfairenstock
Gemsfairenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,972 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Lang Firn and Speichstock.
Photos of Gemsfairenstock
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Ortstock Felix Günther FeG · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Urnerboden Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Gemsfairenstock
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -9° | -9° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -4° | -1° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 114 | 130 | 156 | 160 | 188 | 199 | 186 | 165 | 150 | 151 | 136 |
How to get to Gemsfairenstock
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 63 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 72 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 85 kmnortheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 63 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 73 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 150 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gemsfairenstock
Within 100 km: 354 historic and cultural sites, 7,131 natural sites, 1,090 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km879 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 24 kmW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 24 kmW
- Klöntalersee Lake 19 kmN
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 16 kmSW
25–60 km3,168 places
- Lago Nero Lake 54 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 41 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 41 kmN
- Schönenwerd Island 41 kmN
60–100 km4,528 places
- Mainau Island 96 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 92 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 89 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Spiringen Municipality, Uri2.4 km N
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Urnerboden Village, Spiringen3.4 km N -
Hergersboden Village, Spiringen3.3 km NW
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Spitelrüti Village, Spiringen3.7 km NW
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Vorfrutt Village, Spiringen4 km W
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Orthalden Village, Spiringen4.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lang Firn Natural site, Spiringen0.4 km N
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Speichstock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.2 km W
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Hinter Geissbützistock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.2 km S
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Nördlicher Tüfelsstock Mountain, Spiringen1.4 km SW
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Gletscherchopf Mountain, Glarus Süd1.4 km E
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Chli Tüfelsstock Mountain, Spiringen1.5 km SW
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Claridenfirn Natural site, Glarus Süd1.4 km SW
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Vorder Geissbützistock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.6 km S
Sources & licences
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