Bachtel Tower
Bachtel Tower is a 75-metre-high observation and transmitting tower located on the summit of the Bachtel mountain in the Zürcher Oberland region of Switzerland.Photo: Berger, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bachtel and Auenberg.
Bachtel
Peak
Photo: Berger, Public domain.
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 and Lake Zurich.
Schufelberger Egg Pass
Mountain saddle
Schufelberger Egg Pass is a mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It connects Wernetshausen and Gibswil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wernetshausen and Girenbad.
Girenbad
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Girenbad is a village in the municipality of Hinwil in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Wald
Town
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wald is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Wald is situated 3 km southeast of Bachtel Tower.
Bachtel Tower
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: radio tower
- Categories: observation tower, communication tower, tower, and tourism
- Location: Hinwil, Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.29472° or 47° 17′ 41″ northLongitude
8.88625° or 8° 53′ 11″ eastInception
1986Height
75 metres (246 feet)Operator
SwisscomOpen location code
8FVC7VVP+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1686470326OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q15715508
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swiss German—“Bachtel Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “tour de Bachtel”
- French: “Tour de Bachtel”
- German: “Aussichtsturm Bachtel”
- Italian: “torre del Bachtel”
- Korean: “바흐텔 타워”
- Swiss German: “Bachtelturm”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bachtel-Trail and Bachtelschwinget.
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