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Ruchsitenstöckli

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 47°02′05″ N 9°12′16″ E

Map showing the location of Ruchsitenstöckli Ruchsitenstöckli
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,350 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chamm
1.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport57 km
ZRH Zürich Airport68 km

About Ruchsitenstöckli

Ruchsitenstöckli is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,350 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Magerrain and Huet.

Climate of Ruchsitenstöckli

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ruchsitenstöckli
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-2°0°5°8°11°11°8°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-7°-3°1°3°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)112106116135148182198184152128136125

How to get to Ruchsitenstöckli

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (68 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 57 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 68 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 74 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 134 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ruchsitenstöckli

Within 100 km: 410 historic and cultural sites, 7,139 natural sites, 1,200 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km759 places

  • Walensee Lake 10 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 22 kmW
  • Obersee Lake 16 kmW
  • Voralpsee Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km2,620 places

  • Ufenau Island 38 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 37 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 41 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 46 kmW

60–100 km5,370 places

  • Mainau Island 75 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Chamm Village, Quarten
    1.1 km W
  • Quarten Municipality, Wahlkreis Sarganserland
    5.7 km N
  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    7.1 km SW
  • Flums Municipality, Wahlkreis Sarganserland
    7.6 km E
  • Matt Village, Glarus Süd
    8.7 km S
  • Winggelhütten Village, Glarus Süd
    5.8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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