- Elevation
- 2,667 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport62 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport69 km
About Spitzisteinturm
Spitzisteinturm is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,667 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Glärnisch and Guppenfirn.
Photos of Spitzisteinturm
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Wiggis Caumasee · Public domain
Climate of Spitzisteinturm
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 120 | 110 | 124 | 149 | 155 | 186 | 200 | 187 | 162 | 144 | 145 | 131 |
How to get to Spitzisteinturm
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 54 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 62 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 69 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 84 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 54 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 60 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 141 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Spitzisteinturm
Within 100 km: 404 historic and cultural sites, 7,011 natural sites, 1,161 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km876 places
- Walensee Lake 20 kmNE
- Wägitalersee Lake 12 kmNW
- Sihlsee Lake 22 kmNW
- Obersee Lake 10 kmN
25–60 km2,715 places
- Ufenau Island 30 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 30 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 32 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 31 kmW
60–100 km4,985 places
- Mainau Island 80 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 63 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 75 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 74 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glarus Municipality, Glarus3.2 km NW
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Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd4.3 km SE
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Nidfurn Village, Glarus Süd4.1 km E
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Leuggelbach Village, Glarus Süd4 km SE
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Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd5.1 km E
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Hätzingen Village, Glarus Süd4.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glärnisch Mountain, Glarus0.4 km NW
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Guppenfirn Natural site, Glarus Süd0.5 km NE
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Schwander Grat Mountain, Glarus Süd0.7 km NE
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Nidfurner Turm Mountain, Glarus Süd0.8 km E
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Bächistockfirn Natural site, Glarus1 km W
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Bächistock Mountain, Glarus Süd1.1 km SW
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Glärnischfirn Natural site, Glarus1.1 km NW
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Nidfurner First Mountain, Glarus Süd1.3 km E
Sources & licences
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