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Mountain

Rinderhoren

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 47°00′32″ N 9°14′32″ E

Map showing the location of Rinderhoren Rinderhoren
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,272 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Winggelhütten
3 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport58 km
ZRH Zürich Airport73 km

About Rinderhoren

Rinderhoren is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,272 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Spitzmeilen and Wissgandstöckli.

Climate of Rinderhoren

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
July (198 mm)
Driest month
February (106 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 Rinderhoren
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-2°1°6°9°11°11°8°4°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-2°1°3°3°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)112106116135148182198184152128136125

How to get to Rinderhoren

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 58 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (73 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 58 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 76 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 137 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 152 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rinderhoren

Within 100 km: 408 historic and cultural sites, 7,180 natural sites, 1,201 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km738 places

  • Walensee Lake 13 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Voralpsee Lake 20 kmNE
  • Klöntalersee Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km2,754 places

  • Ufenau Island 42 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 41 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 45 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 49 kmW

60–100 km5,297 places

  • Mainau Island 78 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 75 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 73 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Winggelhütten Village, Glarus Süd
    3 km SW
  • Flums Municipality, Wahlkreis Sarganserland
    7 km NE
  • Mels Municipality, Wahlkreis Sarganserland
    7.3 km E
  • Ridnerobersäss Village, Flums
    2.9 km NE
  • Ober Siez Village, Mels
    3.1 km SE
  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    7.4 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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