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Schafchopf

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°57′10″ N 9°07′41″ E

Map showing the location of Schafchopf Schafchopf
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,012 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Matt
3.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km
ZRH Zürich Airport71 km

About Schafchopf

Schafchopf is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,012 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Charenstock and Hohberg.

Climate of Schafchopf

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
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 Schafchopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°0°2°7°10°13°13°10°6°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°3°5°5°2°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Schafchopf

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (71 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 128 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schafchopf

Within 100 km: 379 historic and cultural sites, 7,231 natural sites, 1,160 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km811 places

  • Walensee Lake 20 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 22 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 17 kmNW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km2,896 places

  • Ufenau Island 40 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 39 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 42 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 41 kmW

60–100 km5,063 places

  • Mainau Island 84 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 73 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Matt Village, Glarus Süd
    3.4 km E
  • Engi Village, Glarus Süd
    3.7 km NE
  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    5.1 km SE
  • Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd
    6.5 km NW
  • Hinterdorf Village, Glarus Süd
    3.5 km NE
  • Sool Village, Glarus Süd
    6.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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