- Elevation
- 2,783 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport61 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport69 km
About Bächistockfirn
Bächistockfirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Bächistock and Glärnisch.
Climate of Bächistockfirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -8° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -2° | 0° | 0° | -2° | -6° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 114 | 130 | 156 | 160 | 188 | 199 | 186 | 165 | 150 | 151 | 136 |
How to get to Bächistockfirn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 53 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 61 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 69 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 85 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 53 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 60 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 140 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bächistockfirn
Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 7,017 natural sites, 1,162 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km873 places
- Walensee Lake 21 kmNE
- Wägitalersee Lake 12 kmNW
- Sihlsee Lake 21 kmNW
- Obersee Lake 10 kmN
25–60 km2,716 places
- Ufenau Island 29 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 29 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 31 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 30 kmW
60–100 km4,995 places
- Mainau Island 80 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 76 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 74 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd4.9 km SE
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Leuggelbach Village, Glarus Süd4.8 km SE
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Nidfurn Village, Glarus Süd5 km E
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Hätzingen Village, Glarus Süd5.3 km SE
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Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd6.1 km E
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Käsern Village, Glarus3.7 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bächistock Mountain, Glarus Süd0.3 km S
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Glärnisch Mountain, Glarus0.7 km NE
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Bächihorn Mountain, Glarus0.8 km W
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Glärnischfirn Natural site, Glarus0.9 km N
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Spitzisteinturm Mountain, Glarus Süd1 km E
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Bächifirn Natural site, Glarus Süd0.9 km S
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Rad Mountain, Glarus Süd1.3 km SW
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Gross Fürberg Mountain, Glarus1.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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