- Elevation
- 3,390 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport77 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport88 km
About Sandgipfel
Sandgipfel is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 3,390 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Vorder Rötifirn and Glarner Tödi.
Climate of Sandgipfel
This month · November
A wet month
Day -8° · Night -14° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 4°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -18°)
- Wettest month
- July (180 mm)
- Driest month
- February (102 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -11° | -11° | -9° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 4° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -18° | -16° | -14° | -9° | -6° | -4° | -3° | -6° | -9° | -14° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 102 | 124 | 147 | 150 | 170 | 180 | 172 | 156 | 145 | 138 | 121 |
How to get to Sandgipfel
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 67 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 88 kmnortheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 67 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 154 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandgipfel
Within 100 km: 331 historic and cultural sites, 7,194 natural sites, 1,062 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km885 places
- Klöntalersee Lake 23 kmN
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 12 kmSW
- Dachlisee Lake 17 kmE
- Limmerensee Lake 7 kmE
25–60 km3,278 places
- Lago Nero Lake 51 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 46 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmN
- Schönenwerd Island 46 kmN
60–100 km4,424 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 75 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 96 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Spiringen Municipality, Uri6.9 km N
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Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva9.2 km SE
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Trun Municipality, Region Surselva9.6 km SE
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Trun Village, Trun9.8 km SE
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri11 km NW
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Linthal Village, Glarus Süd13 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vorder Rötifirn Natural site, Glarus Süd0.5 km NE
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Glarner Tödi Mountain, Glarus Süd1 km S
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Tödi Mountain, Disentis/Mustér1 km SW
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Piz Russein Mountain, Disentis/Mustér1.1 km SW
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Bifertengrätli Mountain, Glarus Süd1.2 km NE
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Hinter Rötifirn Natural site, Glarus Süd1.2 km E
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Grünhorn Mountain, Glarus Süd1.4 km SE
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Gelbe Wand Mountain, Glarus Süd1.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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