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Vorderer Eggstock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°57′38″ N 8°58′48″ E

Map showing the location of Vorderer Eggstock Vorderer Eggstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Braunwald
2.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport64 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport73 km

About Vorderer Eggstock

Vorderer Eggstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,449 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Leitereggstock and Mittlerer Eggstock.

Climate of Vorderer Eggstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Vorderer Eggstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Vorderer Eggstock

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 64 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 73 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 89 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 64 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 143 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Vorderer Eggstock

Within 100 km: 377 historic and cultural sites, 7,087 natural sites, 1,149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km901 places

  • Walensee Lake 24 kmNE
  • Wägitalersee Lake 15 kmN
  • Sihlsee Lake 23 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km2,850 places

  • Ufenau Island 32 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 32 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 34 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 30 kmW

60–100 km4,862 places

  • Mainau Island 84 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 65 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 80 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 78 kmN

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