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Mountain

Rotstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°58′40″ N 9°07′05″ E

Map showing the location of Rotstock Rotstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,895 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Engi
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport66 km
ZRH Zürich Airport69 km

About Rotstock

Rotstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 1,895 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Seebödeli and Chrämer.

Climate of Rotstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
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)-2°-2°0°3°8°11°14°14°11°7°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-7°-4°0°3°6°6°3°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Rotstock

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (69 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 61 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 66 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 69 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 83 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 127 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rotstock

Within 100 km: 394 historic and cultural sites, 7,166 natural sites, 1,173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km834 places

  • Walensee Lake 17 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 14 kmNW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 12 kmNW

25–60 km2,806 places

  • Ufenau Island 37 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 37 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 39 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 40 kmW

60–100 km5,093 places

  • Mainau Island 81 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 76 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    2.7 km E
  • Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd
    4.1 km NW
  • Sool Village, Glarus Süd
    3.5 km NW
  • Matt Village, Glarus Süd
    4.5 km SE
  • Nidfurn Village, Glarus Süd
    4.9 km W
  • Niedern Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
    2.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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