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Mountain

Forenchopf

Located in Buchs (SG), Werdenberg Disctrict Coordinates: 47°08′48″ N 9°24′18″ E

Map showing the location of Forenchopf Forenchopf
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,875 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grabs
2.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport39 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen59 km

About Forenchopf

Forenchopf is a mountain. Location: Buchs (SG), Werdenberg Disctrict. Elevation: 1,875 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Margelchopf and Hanenspil.

Climate of Forenchopf

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (164 mm)
Driest month
February (83 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 Forenchopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°4°9°12°15°14°11°6°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-4°0°3°5°6°2°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)8683931021201501641531239910897

How to get to Forenchopf

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (59 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 65 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 39 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 59 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 69 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 146 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 146 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 150 kmwest

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

Day trips from Forenchopf

Within 100 km: 427 historic and cultural sites, 6,720 natural sites, 1,264 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km588 places

  • Walensee Lake 16 kmW
  • Voralpsee Lake 2 kmNW
  • Scheubsbach Lake 24 kmS
  • Heustockseeli Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km2,551 places

  • Ufenau Island 48 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 47 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 53 kmW
  • Seedamm Island 46 kmW

60–100 km5,272 places

  • Mainau Island 64 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 79 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 60 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Grabs Municipality, Werdenberg Disctrict
    2.5 km N
  • Grabs Town, Grabs
    5 km NE
  • Büza Village, Grabs
    1.6 km N
  • Wisli Village, Grabs
    1.8 km NE
  • Chalchofen Village, Grabs
    2.1 km NW
  • Lidmäl Village, Grabs
    2.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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