Bächsattel

Bächsattel is a mountain saddle in Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavaria and has an elevation of 1,359 metres. Bächsattel is situated near the locality Holzschlag, as well as near Hintere Benna.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Säuling and Ochsenälpeleskopf.

Säuling

Peak

Photo: Kogo, GFDL.

Säuling or Saulingspitze is a twin-peak mountain in the German Allgäu, though part of the mountain is in Austria. The two summits have heights of 2,047 metres and 2,038 metres. It is located near the town of Füssen and the castle Neuschwanstein.

Ochsenälpeleskopf

Peak

Photo: Tueftli, Public domain.

Ochsenälpeleskopf is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

Hoher Straußberg

Peak

Photo: Tueftli, Public domain.

Hoher Straußberg is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reutte and Pinswang.

Reutte

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Reutte is a market town lying adjacent to the Lech River approximately 75 km northwest of Innsbruck, Austria and southwest of Munich, Germany. Reutte is the capital of the northwestern region of -Northwest Tyrol.

Pinswang

Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pinswang is a picturesque historic Alpine village in the Austrian Ausserfern region of the northern Tirol. It lies on the border with the Allgäu region of Bavaria Germany.

Hohenschwangau

Village

Photo: SB68Manm, Public domain.

Hohenschwangau is a former village and now an urban district of the municipality of Schwangau, Ostallgäu district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located between Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau, and is visited by about two million people annually, where they start tours to the former royal palaces.

Bächsattel

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,359 metres
Category: landform
Location: Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.5246° or 47° 31′ 29″ north

Longitude

10.7798° or 10° 46′ 47″ east

Elevation

1,359 metres (4,459 feet)

Open location code

8FVGGQFH+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 438063193

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Holzschlag and Hintere Benna.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Schlagsteinsattel and Wald-Wild-Schongebiet.

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