- Elevation
- 1,115 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport31 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport55 km
About Bachtel
Bachtel is a mountain. Location: Hinwil, Hinwil District. Elevation: 1,115 m.
Bachtel is a mountain of the Zurich Oberland, located between Hinwil and Wald in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies approximately halfway between the Schnebelhorn (the highest point in the canton) and Lake Zurich. On the summit is the Bachtel Tower, a 60 metres (200 ft) tall radio tower, a playground and a restaurant (Bachtel-Kulm Besen-Beiz). The Bachtel range (also Allmann or Allmen, Bachtel-Allmen-Kette) separates the Töss and Glatt basins.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 358 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Bachtel
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Climate of Bachtel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 103 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- July (161 mm)
- Driest month
- January (73 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) | 0° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 85 | 82 | 99 | 117 | 155 | 161 | 151 | 111 | 94 | 103 | 92 |
How to get to Bachtel
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 26 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 31 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 55 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 63 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 26 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 27 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 103 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 110 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 116 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bachtel
Within 100 km: 503 historic and cultural sites, 5,691 natural sites, 1,097 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km271 places
- Ufenau Island 12 kmSW
- Insel Lützelau Island 11 kmSW
- Schönenwerd Island 16 kmSW
- Seedamm Island 10 kmSW
25–60 km2,059 places
- Mainau Island 51 kmNE
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 36 kmW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 47 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 41 kmN
60–100 km4,961 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 95 kmSW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 88 kmSW
- Lago Nero Lake 98 kmS
- Schnäggeninseli Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Wernetshausen Village, Hinwil1.7 km W -
Ober-Orn Village, Hinwil0.6 km S
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Schwändi Village, Hinwil0.7 km W
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Gammetswil Village, Hinwil0.7 km SW
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Schulhaus Unterbach Village, Hinwil0.9 km S
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Sagen Village, Hinwil1 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bachtel Tower Landmark, Hinwil<0.1 km S -
Auenberg Mountain, Hinwil0.8 km N
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Howacht Mountain, Hinwil0.8 km SW
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Bachtelhörnli Mountain, Wald (ZH)1.3 km SE
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Bachtelweiher Lake, Wald (ZH)0.9 km E
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Allmen Mountain, Hinwil2.3 km N
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Stüssel Mountain, Bäretswil3.1 km N
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Schmärbööl Mountain, Bäretswil3.5 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources