Egg
- 3,845 ft
- summit
Egg is a mountain in Bern, Switzerland, with its summit at about 3,850 ft (1,172 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Homberg, about 0.7 miles south of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Winteregg, Roteberg and Winterberg. Choleren is within about 3 miles. For camping, TCS Camping Thunersee - Gwatt and Dream Valley are within about 6 miles. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 67°F (19°C) and lows about 50°F (10°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 34°F (1°C) and lows about 19°F (-7°C). Precipitation falls on about 19 days in May, the wettest month, and about 14 days in January, 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.
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.
- Summit elevation
- 3,845 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?
3,845 ft (1,172 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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- Goldiwheel TrailMountain biking2.3 mi
- EselstegHiking2.4 mi
- TCS Camping Thunersee - GwattCamping3.8 mi
- Dream ValleyCamping4.1 mi
- Berner Aare KanuCanoeing5.5 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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BurgfeldstandSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Caumasee, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- RotebergSummit · Next door
- WinterbergSummit · ~2 min drive
- SchluechteggSummit · ~2 min drive
- BuechholzeggSummit · ~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
34° / 19°
14 wet
Feb
36° / 19°
14 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
15 wet
Apr
48° / 31°
17 wet
May
56° / 39°
19 wet
Jun
62° / 45°
18 wet
Jul
67° / 50°
17 wet
Aug
66° / 50°
16 wet
Sep
60° / 45°
15 wet
Oct
54° / 38°
15 wet
Nov
42° / 28°
15 wet
Dec
35° / 22°
16 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 3,524 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).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors