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Mountain

Tor

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°52′37″ N 9°00′11″ E

Map showing the location of Tor Tor
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,059 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tierfehd
1.8 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport73 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport80 km

About Tor

Tor is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,059 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Gälb Chopf and Rüchi.

Climate of Tor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Tor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°7°10°13°13°10°6°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-5°-1°2°5°5°2°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Tor

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 80 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 73 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 119 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 152 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tor

Within 100 km: 369 historic and cultural sites, 7,208 natural sites, 1,108 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km883 places

  • Wägitalersee Lake 24 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 23 kmN
  • Klöntalersee Lake 17 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km3,171 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 59 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 41 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 41 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 42 kmNW

60–100 km4,631 places

  • Mainau Island 93 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 73 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 89 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tierfehd Village, Glarus Süd
    1.8 km W
  • Linthal Village, Glarus Süd
    4.9 km N
  • Stäfeli Village, Glarus Süd
    3.9 km NE
  • Rüti Village, Glarus Süd
    6.8 km N
  • Braunwald Village, Glarus Süd
    7.2 km N
  • Spiringen Municipality, Uri
    7.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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