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Mountain

Ofen

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°53′32″ N 9°12′45″ E

Map showing the location of Ofen Ofen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,872 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elm
4.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport71 km
ZRH Zürich Airport81 km

About Ofen

Ofen is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,872 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Tschingelhörner and Grosses Tschingelhorn.

Climate of Ofen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 Ofen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-15°-13°-10°-6°-3°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)130115131154158190206193170148151139

How to get to Ofen

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 71 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (81 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 73 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 71 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 81 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 135 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 145 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 160 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ofen

Within 100 km: 341 historic and cultural sites, 7,291 natural sites, 1,154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km715 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 23 kmNW
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 9 kmSE
  • Scheubsbach Lake 9 kmNE
  • Dachlisee Lake 16 kmSW

25–60 km3,191 places

  • Ufenau Island 49 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 48 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 51 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 49 kmW

60–100 km4,880 places

  • Mainau Island 90 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 82 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 86 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    4.3 km NW
  • Niedern Village, Glarus Süd
    2.1 km NW
  • Laax Municipality, Region Surselva
    5.3 km S
  • Flims Municipality, Region Imboden
    6.1 km SE
  • Stalden Village, Glarus Süd
    4.6 km NW
  • Falera Municipality, Region Surselva
    7.2 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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