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Rotstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°54′38″ N 9°06′06″ E

Map showing the location of Rotstock Rotstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,329 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ober Stafel
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport73 km
ZRH Zürich Airport74 km

About Rotstock

Rotstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,329 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Tierbodenhorn and Gross Chärpf.

Climate of Rotstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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 Rotstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-3°0°5°8°11°11°8°4°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-2°1°3°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Rotstock

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 73 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (74 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 73 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 126 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 153 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rotstock

Within 100 km: 358 historic and cultural sites, 7,258 natural sites, 1,129 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km852 places

  • Walensee Lake 25 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 24 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 21 kmN
  • Klöntalersee Lake 16 kmNW

25–60 km3,044 places

  • Ufenau Island 42 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 42 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 44 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 41 kmW

60–100 km4,849 places

  • Mainau Island 89 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 75 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 84 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 84 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ober Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
    2.4 km S
  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    5.5 km E
  • Steinibach Village, Glarus Süd
    3.3 km E
  • Maienegg Village, Glarus Süd
    4.2 km E
  • Rüti Village, Glarus Süd
    7.1 km NW
  • Diesbach Village, Glarus Süd
    6.9 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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