- Elevation
- 2,759 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport74 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport89 km
About Spitzalpelifirn
Spitzalpelifirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Vorderer Spitzalpelistock and Hinterer Spitzalpelistock.
Photos of Spitzalpelifirn
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Urnerboden Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Spitzalpelifirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 102 | 124 | 147 | 150 | 170 | 180 | 172 | 156 | 145 | 138 | 121 |
How to get to Spitzalpelifirn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 65 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmnorth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 89 kmnortheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 92 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 65 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 76 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 129 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 151 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Spitzalpelifirn
Within 100 km: 334 historic and cultural sites, 7,138 natural sites, 1,071 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km921 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 23 kmW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 23 kmW
- Klöntalersee Lake 22 kmN
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 13 kmS
25–60 km3,231 places
- Lago Nero Lake 50 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 44 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 44 kmN
- Schönenwerd Island 43 kmN
60–100 km4,391 places
- Mainau Island 100 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 73 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 95 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Spiringen Municipality, Uri5.6 km N
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri8.1 km W
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Vorfrutt Village, Spiringen4.9 km N
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Urnerboden Village, Spiringen6.4 km N -
Spitelrüti Village, Spiringen5.8 km N
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Hergersboden Village, Spiringen6.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vorderer Spitzalpelistock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.2 km NE
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Hinterer Spitzalpelistock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.2 km SW
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Claridenhorn Mountain, Silenen1.3 km W
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Claridenstock Mountain, Spiringen2 km NW
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Sandfirn Natural site, Glarus Süd1.6 km S
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Clariden Mountain, Silenen2 km NW
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Bocktschingel Mountain, Spiringen2 km N
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Crap Glaruna Mountain, Disentis/Mustér2 km S
Sources & licences
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