Lägern
Mountain of the Jura Mountains
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The Lägern (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈlɛːɡərn] ⓘ; also spelled Lägeren) is a 866 m (2,841 ft) high, wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, stretching from Baden to Dielsdorf, which is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) north-west of Zurich. The culminating point is located 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Hochwacht within the canton of Zurich, the border with the canton of Aargau runs across a slightly lower summit named Burghorn, at an elevation of 859 m (2,818 ft).
| 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 within Switzerland  Lägern Location within Canton of Aargau  Lägern Location within Canton of Zurich | |
| Location | Zurich, Switzerland (massif partially in Aargau) |
| Parent range | Jura Mountains |
The mountain 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 High 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 Lägern is paralleled by two valleys, the Furttal to the south and the Wehntal to the north. To the west lies the Limmat Valley and to the east the Glatt Valley.
A trail follows the crest of the mountain, 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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
