Bachtel is a
mountain
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of the Zurich Oberland, located between
Hinwil
Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...
and
Wald
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in the canton of
Zurich. It lies approximately halfway between the
Schnebelhorn
The Schnebelhorn is a mountain located near Fischenthal in the Töss Valley, between the cantons of Zurich (west) and St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Ste ...
(the highest point of the canton) and
Lake Zurich
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Lake Zurich ( Swiss German/Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used to ...
.
![Kempraten - Bachtel - ZSG Helvetia 2015-09-09 16-41-44](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Kempraten_-_Bachtel_-_ZSG_Helvetia_2015-09-09_16-41-44.JPG)
On the summit is the
Bachtel Tower
Bachtel Tower (German: ''Bachtelturm'') is a tall radio tower on high Bachtel mountain near Hinwil, Switzerland, overlooking the Zürcher Oberland.
Bachtel Tower is a lattice tower whose observation deck, metres above the ground, is accessible ...
, a tall
radio tower
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.
The Bachtel range (also ''Allmann'' or ''Allmen'', ''Bachtel-Allmen-Kette'') separates the
Töss
Töss is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 4. The district comprises the quarters Schlosstal, Dättnau, Eichliacker and Rossberg. It is named after the river Töss which flows through the district.
In the Middle Ag ...
and
Glatt basins. Extending to the north of Bachtel proper, towards
Bauma
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, it includes ''Auenberg'' (1050 m), ''Allmen'' (1079 m) and ''Stüssel'' (1051 m).
References
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Bachtel on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of the canton of Zürich
Appenzell Alps
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