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Mountain

Ochsenstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°49′44″ N 8°56′54″ E

Map showing the location of Ochsenstock Ochsenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,260 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiringen
6.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport86 km

About Ochsenstock

Ochsenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,260 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Bifertengrätli and Hinter Rötifirn.

Climate of Ochsenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (180 mm)
Driest month
February (102 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ochsenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°1°4°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)115102124147150170180172156145138121

How to get to Ochsenstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 67 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 86 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 115 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 154 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ochsenstock

Within 100 km: 344 historic and cultural sites, 7,207 natural sites, 1,072 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km862 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 22 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 25 kmE
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 14 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km3,268 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 53 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 45 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 45 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km4,493 places

  • Mainau Island 99 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 75 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Spiringen Municipality, Uri
    6.5 km NW
  • Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva
    8.1 km SE
  • Tierfehd Village, Glarus Süd
    6.4 km NE
  • Trun Municipality, Region Surselva
    9.9 km S
  • Linthal Village, Glarus Süd
    11 km N
  • Trun Village, Trun
    10 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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