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Mountain

Vorder Geissbützistock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°50′48″ N 8°55′27″ E

Map showing the location of Vorder Geissbützistock Vorder Geissbützistock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,661 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiringen
4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport74 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport86 km

About Vorder Geissbützistock

Vorder Geissbützistock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,661 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Hinter Geissbützistock and Beggistock.

Climate of Vorder Geissbützistock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (199 mm)
Driest month
February (114 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 Vorder Geissbützistock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°2°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-9°-4°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Vorder Geissbützistock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 86 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 75 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 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 Vorder Geissbützistock

Within 100 km: 348 historic and cultural sites, 7,162 natural sites, 1,078 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km883 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 25 kmW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 25 kmW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 20 kmN
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km3,203 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 53 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 43 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 43 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 43 kmN

60–100 km4,502 places

  • Mainau Island 98 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 93 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 90 kmN

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