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Mountain

Gletscherhorn

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°53′14″ N 9°10′10″ E

Map showing the location of Gletscherhorn Gletscherhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,804 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elm
3.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport73 km
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km

About Gletscherhorn

Gletscherhorn is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,804 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Zwölfihorn and Vorab.

Climate of Gletscherhorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 Gletscherhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°2°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°0°0°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)130115131154158190206193170148151139

How to get to Gletscherhorn

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 73 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 73 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 91 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 131 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 158 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gletscherhorn

Within 100 km: 344 historic and cultural sites, 7,322 natural sites, 1,139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km759 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 10 kmSE
  • Scheubsbach Lake 12 kmNE
  • Dachlisee Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km3,173 places

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

60–100 km4,873 places

  • Mainau Island 91 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 80 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 86 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    3.6 km N
  • Niedern Village, Glarus Süd
    2.6 km NE
  • Steinibach Village, Glarus Süd
    3 km NW
  • Maienegg Village, Glarus Süd
    3.2 km N
  • Stalden Village, Glarus Süd
    3.3 km N
  • Moldboden Village, Glarus Süd
    3.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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