Lägern
The Lägern (also spelled Lägeren; 866 m) is a wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, stretching from Baden to Dielsdorf, about 15 km north-west of Zurich. The culminating point is located 1 km west of Hochwacht within the canton of Zurich, the border with the canton of Aargau running on a slightly lower summit named Burghorn (859 m).
| Lägern | |
|---|---|
 View from Wettingen (south side) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 866 m (2,841 ft) |
| Prominence | 425 m (1,394 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Tweralpspitz |
| Isolation | 16.4 km (10.2 mi) [2] |
| Coordinates | 47°28′54″N 8°23′41″E |
| Geography | |
  Lägern Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Zurich, Switzerland (massif partially in Aargau) |
| Parent range | Jura Mountains |
The Lägern lies in the easternmost part of the Jura Mountains, east of the river Aare. It is the highest summit of the range lying between the Rhine, Aare and Limmat. Its location east of the Aare makes it topographically connected to the Appenzell Alps, by the chain of hills running north of Lake Zurich.
The mountain is entirely traversed by a trail following the crest from Baden to Dielsdorf. From Dielsdorf a road also leads to Hochwacht, where a radar is operated by Skyguide (municipality of Boppelsen).
Climate
| Climate data for Lägern (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 69 | 91 | 128 | 158 | 186 | 207 | 233 | 211 | 161 | 110 | 71 | 54 | 1,679 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss [3] | |||||||||||||
See also
- List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
References
- Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near the Katzensee at 441 metres.
- Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Uetliberg.
- "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013. The weather station elevation is 845 meters above sea level.
