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Höch

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 47°01′38″ N 9°08′31″ E

Map showing the location of Höch Höch
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,426 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ennenda
4.8 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport60 km
ZRH Zürich Airport66 km

About Höch

Höch is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,426 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Gufelstock and Chli Höch.

Climate of Höch

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (193 mm)
Driest month
January (100 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 Höch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°0°5°8°11°10°7°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-10°-8°-3°0°2°2°-1°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

How to get to Höch

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (66 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 59 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 60 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 66 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 77 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 129 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 145 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Höch

Within 100 km: 402 historic and cultural sites, 7,105 natural sites, 1,197 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km810 places

  • Walensee Lake 11 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 18 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 12 kmNW
  • Voralpsee Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km2,581 places

  • Ufenau Island 35 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 34 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 38 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 41 kmW

60–100 km5,313 places

  • Mainau Island 76 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 68 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 71 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 71 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ennenda Village, Glarus
    4.8 km W
  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    5.1 km S
  • Sool Village, Glarus Süd
    5.2 km SW
  • Alpegligen Village, Glarus
    2.2 km NW
  • Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd
    6.5 km SW
  • Glarus City, Glarus
    5.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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