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Mountain

Gross Chalchhorn

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°51′57″ N 9°06′41″ E

Map showing the location of Gross Chalchhorn Gross Chalchhorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,626 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ober Stafel
2.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport77 km
ZRH Zürich Airport78 km

About Gross Chalchhorn

Gross Chalchhorn is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,626 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Chli Chalchhorn and Unter Chämmler.

Climate of Gross Chalchhorn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
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 Gross Chalchhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-4°-2°3°6°9°9°6°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-9°-4°-1°1°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Gross Chalchhorn

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 77 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (78 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 77 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 78 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 127 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 158 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gross Chalchhorn

Within 100 km: 350 historic and cultural sites, 7,295 natural sites, 1,112 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km807 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 20 kmNW
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 13 kmE
  • Scheubsbach Lake 17 kmNE
  • Dachlisee Lake 11 kmS

25–60 km3,285 places

  • Ufenau Island 47 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 48 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 43 kmNW

60–100 km4,665 places

  • Mainau Island 94 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 79 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 89 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 89 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ober Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
    2.7 km N
  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    7.5 km NE
  • Steinibach Village, Glarus Süd
    5.4 km NE
  • Laax Municipality, Region Surselva
    9.1 km E
  • Falera Municipality, Region Surselva
    8.5 km SE
  • Maienegg Village, Glarus Süd
    6.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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