Egg
- 3,435 ft
- summit
Egg is a mountain in Bern, Switzerland, with its summit at about 3,440 ft (1,047 m) above sea level. It stands inside Naturpark Gantrisch. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. It is on the edge of Rüeggisberg. Peaks within about 3 miles include Bütschelegg, Reidhubel and Imihubel. For camping, Camping Burgistein and Campingplatz Heubach are within about 6 miles. Administratively, it is in Bern-Mittelland administrative district. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 68°F (20°C) and lows about 51°F (10°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 36°F (2°C) and lows about 21°F (-6°C). Precipitation falls on about 18 days in May, the wettest month, and about 13 days in February, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Summit elevation
- 3,435 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Egg. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Egg
How tall is Egg?
3,435 ft (1,047 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Egg?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
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- GibeleggMountain biking3 mi
- Camping BurgisteinCamping3.1 mi
- Campingplatz HeubachCamping3.2 mi
Naturpark GantrischState parkPhoto: Bernskbarn, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.9 mi- GürbewegMountain biking4.4 mi
BelpbergSummitPhoto: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.8 mi
UlmizbergSummitPhoto: Vmicho, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5 mi- Berner Aare KanuCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
ImihubelSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Wickie Westläufer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
BelpbergSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sandstein, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
UlmizbergSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: Vmicho, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Obere GurnigelSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Patrick Kurmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)GurtenSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
GäggerSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Pududuss, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)GuggershornSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
PfyffeSummit · ~11 min drivePhoto: Ulrich Schaefer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- BütscheleggSummit · ~2 min drive
- ReidhubelSummit · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Egg
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 21°
14 wet
Feb
38° / 22°
13 wet
Mar
44° / 27°
15 wet
Apr
50° / 32°
17 wet
May
58° / 40°
18 wet
Jun
63° / 46°
17 wet
Jul
68° / 51°
16 wet
Aug
67° / 51°
15 wet
Sep
61° / 45°
14 wet
Oct
54° / 39°
15 wet
Nov
43° / 29°
15 wet
Dec
37° / 24°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 3,255 ft), not measured at a weather station. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors