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Vorderer Spitzalpelistock

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°50′26″ N 8°53′58″ E

Map showing the location of Vorderer Spitzalpelistock Vorderer Spitzalpelistock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,929 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiringen
4.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport74 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport87 km

About Vorderer Spitzalpelistock

Vorderer Spitzalpelistock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,929 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Bocktschingel and Spitzalpelifirn.

Climate of Vorderer Spitzalpelistock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Vorderer Spitzalpelistock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°3°6°7°3°-1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-11°-6°-3°-1°-1°-3°-7°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Vorderer Spitzalpelistock

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

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 87 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 75 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Vorderer Spitzalpelistock

Within 100 km: 341 historic and cultural sites, 7,140 natural sites, 1,074 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km907 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 23 kmW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 23 kmW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 21 kmN
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km3,225 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 52 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 43 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 43 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 43 kmN

60–100 km4,423 places

  • Mainau Island 99 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 91 kmN

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