Säntis

mountain, Switzerland

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Säntis is a mountain in Switzerland, known for its significant precipitation. Located at an elevation of 8,202 feet (2,500 meters), it receives over 110 inches (2,800 mm) of precipitation annually, a stark contrast to Sankt Gallen, which is only about 12 miles away but at a much lower altitude. A large portion of this precipitation falls as snow, with nearly three-fourths of it being snow at Säntis's elevation. The snow line in the Alps is around 9,200 feet (2,800 meters) in the north and 10,800 feet (3,300 meters) in the south.1

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…(1,300 mm), while precipitation at Säntis, at an elevation of 8,202 feet (2,500 meters) but only some 12 miles (20 km) away, is more than 110 inches (2,800 mm). The average annual precipitation of three-fourths of the country exceeds 40 inches (1,000 mm), varying amounts of which fall as snow.…
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…(1,300 mm), while precipitation at Säntis, at an elevation of 8,202 feet (2,500 meters) but only some 12 miles (20 km) away, is more than 110 inches (2,800 mm). The average annual precipitation of three-fourths of the country exceeds 40 inches (1,000 mm), varying amounts of which fall as snow.…
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