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Gemsistock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°51′42″ N 8°57′13″ E

Map showing the location of Gemsistock Gemsistock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,429 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiringen
4.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport73 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport83 km

About Gemsistock

Gemsistock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,429 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Altenorenstock and Zuetribistock.

Climate of Gemsistock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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).

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Climate of Gemsistock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Gemsistock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 83 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 74 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 115 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gemsistock

Within 100 km: 355 historic and cultural sites, 7,185 natural sites, 1,088 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km859 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 18 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 25 kmE
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 18 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km3,211 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 56 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 42 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 42 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 42 kmNW

60–100 km4,558 places

  • Mainau Island 96 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 91 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 89 kmN

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