Hochlaad

Hochlaad is a house in Wattwil, Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 1,015 metres. Hochlaad is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Oberricken Pass, as well as near the village Walde.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tweralpspitz and Wattwil railway station.

Tweralpspitz

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tweralpspitz is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, located near Wattwil in the canton of St. Gallen. With an elevation of 1,332 metres, it is the highest point of the chain situated north of Ricken Pass. Tweralpspitz is situated 2½ km west of Hochlaad.

Wattwil railway station

Railway station

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Wattwil railway station is a railway station in Wattwil, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway, the southern terminus of the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel railway, and the eastern terminus of the Uznach–Wattwil railway. Wattwil railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Hochlaad.

Oberricken Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberricken Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It connects the lower Ricken Pass with the villages Walde and Rüeterswil, in the municipality St. Gallenkappel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walde and Lichtensteig.

Walde

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Walde is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Hochlaad.

Lichtensteig

Village

Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lichtensteig is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Lichtensteig is situated 5 km northeast of Hochlaad.

Rüeterswil

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rüeterswil is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Hochlaad.

Hochlaad

Type: House
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Wattwil, Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.2839° or 47° 17′ 2″ north

Longitude

9.0545° or 9° 3′ 16″ east

Elevation

1,015 metres (3,330 feet)

Open location code

8FVF73M3+HQ

GeoNames ID

11786515

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German: “Hochlaad”

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