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Delve into Kalthütten
Kalthütten in Appenzell Innerrhoden is located in Switzerland about 96 mi (or 155 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Kalthütten is now 02:48 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports close to Kalthütten, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport in Austria in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km). The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 24 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Abbey of St Gall in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North. We encountered 5 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Appenzell, Gamprin, Ruggell, Eschen and Schellenberg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 42 °F
Morning Temperature | -2°C / 29 °F |
Evening Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 57% |
Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 32% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Romantik Hotel Säntis
B_smart hotel
Frohe Aussicht
Hecht
Löwen
Kommod
Hotel- Restaurant Stossplatz
Videos from this area
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Hoher Kasten - Switzerland, height 1852 metres - hiking trip with TBS discovery Pro
Hiking trip to the "Hoher Kasten - Swiss" by recorded with my TBS Discovery Pro. In the first flight we had some problems on the ground so we had to perform an emergency landing. A herd of...
Panoramic view from the Hoher Kasten (Switzerland)
Hoher Kasten, mountain in the Appenzell (Switzerland)
Hoherkasten Hike & Fly Paragliding
Wandern auf dem Hohen Kasten. Ich wollte herunterfliegen, aber die Windverhältnisse haben es nicht zugelassen. Dafür habe ich ein wenig vom Stockbergflug reingeschnitten.
Gasthaus Aescher I
Swiss hikers/singers a couple beers deep at Gasthaus Aescher in Appenzell, Switzerland.
Swiss dog runs off cliff playing fetch (Ebenalp Switzerland)
While visiting Mountain hut Aescher-Wildkirchli below Ebenalp in Switzerland we experienced how dogs play fetch in the mountains...
Winterwanderung in Wasserauen, Switzerland #1
The beginning of a Winterwanderung (winter walk) along a Winterwanderweg (winter walking path) at the base of the Alpstein mountain range in Wasserauen, Switzerland, on a snowy day (12 February ...
合図はカウベル! スイス・アッペンツェルの仲良し牛カップル Ebenalp, Appenzell
Ebenalpのハイキング途中で出会った牛カップル。 スイスのアルプスの山をハイキングしていると、からだをなめてきれいにしてくれている牛たち...
Maori in der Schweiz
Tikirau Ata and Te Kahu singing the blessing to mountains and nature in the Swiss Alps (Alpstein, Ebenalp, Wildkirchli) on the Hikoi of 7th sept. 2013. "The awakening of individual spirit("Wairua"...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Fälensee
Fälensee (or Fählensee) is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1446 m, the surface area is 0.12 km². It is located in a narrow valley between Hundsteingrat and Roslen-Saxer First.
Sämtisersee
Sämtisersee is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1209 m, the surface area is 0.13 km². It is located below Hoher Kasten not far from Fälensee.
Seealpsee
Seealpsee is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1,143.2 m, the surface area is 13.6 hectares. The lake can be reached by foot from Wasserauen or from Ebenalp. A network of routes around Ebenalp connects Seealpsee with other notable sights in the Appenzell Alps, such as the Wildkirchli and Säntis. The Berggasthaus Forelle am Seealpsee, with a large open air terrace, dominates the western end of the lake.
Wildkirchli
Wildkirchli is the name of a system of three caves in the Alpstein massif of Appenzell, Switzerland. They are notable for the traces of paleolithic habitation discovered in 1940 by Emil Bächler (1868–1950), dating to ca. 50,000 to 30,000 BP. Even earlier are remnants of cave bears found in the caves, dating to ca. 90,000 BP. The hermit hut houses a large bear skeleton found in the caves on site. The caves were inhabited by hermits from 1658 to 1853.
Feuerschaugemeinde
Feuerschaugemeinde is a special-purpose municipality for firefighting, energy and water for the town Appenzell, capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. The special-purpose municipality exists because parts of the town Appenzell belong to the districts Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte.
Ebenalp
The Ebenalp (1,640 m) is the northernmost summit of the Appenzell Alps. The mountain is a popular hiking destination and has been accessible by cable car from Wasserauen since 1955. Ebenalp attracts up to 200,000 visitors each year. From the high plateau of the cable car station visitors have a panoramic view of the rolling hills of Appenzell. impressive trails start at the station and lead to the a network of mountain huts.
Hohensax castle
Hohensax is a ruined castle in the Sennwald municipality in the Swiss canton St. Gallen. The castle was built around 1200 by the barons of Sax, and was destroyed in 1446. In 1248, the castle passed to Ulrich von Sax, founder of the Sax-Hohensax line of the noble family. The castle was plundered in a feud of 1393, and sold together with the villages of Sax and Gams to the dukes of Austria. In the Old Zürich War, the people of Appenzell captured and slighted the castle in 1446.