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Mountain

Glarner Vorab

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°52′48″ N 9°09′11″ E

Map showing the location of Glarner Vorab Glarner Vorab
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,017 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elm
4.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport74 km
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km

About Glarner Vorab

Glarner Vorab is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 3,017 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Vorab and Spienggenstöckli.

Climate of Glarner Vorab

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
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 Glarner Vorab
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°3°6°6°3°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-14°-11°-7°-4°-2°-1°-4°-8°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Glarner Vorab

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 74 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (79 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 71 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 74 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 92 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 130 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 158 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glarner Vorab

Within 100 km: 347 historic and cultural sites, 7,328 natural sites, 1,136 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km772 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 11 kmSE
  • Scheubsbach Lake 13 kmNE
  • Dachlisee Lake 13 kmS

25–60 km3,214 places

  • Ufenau Island 47 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 47 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 49 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 46 kmW

60–100 km4,825 places

  • Mainau Island 92 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 80 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 87 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 88 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    4.6 km N
  • Steinibach Village, Glarus Süd
    3.2 km N
  • Maienegg Village, Glarus Süd
    3.8 km N
  • Laax Municipality, Region Surselva
    6.9 km SE
  • Moldboden Village, Glarus Süd
    4 km N
  • Ober Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
    4.1 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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