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Bachtel is a 
On the summit is the
Bachtel on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Mountains of the canton of Zürich Appenzell Alps {{Zurich-geo-stub
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
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 ...
.
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).
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Bachtel on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Mountains of the canton of Zürich Appenzell Alps {{Zurich-geo-stub