Wachtegg
- 3,514 ft
- summit
Wachtegg is a mountain in Bern, Switzerland, with its summit at about 3,510 ft (1,071 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 Trub, about 0.5 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Risiseggknubel, Glicheberg and Stauffechnubel. For camping, Mettlen and Camping Sternen are within about 6 miles. 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 35°F (2°C) and lows about 22°F (-6°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
- 3,514 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Wachtegg. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Wachtegg
How tall is Wachtegg?
3,514 ft (1,071 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Wachtegg?
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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- Napfbergland - TourMountain biking2.3 mi
- MettlenCamping3 mi
- Ume Napf dür GräbeMountain biking3.7 mi
ChampechnubelSummitPhoto: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4 mi- Reitweg Escholzmatt-SchüpfheimMountain biking4.2 mi
- Gruppenunterkunft MettlenalpHut camping4.8 mi
BalmeggSummitPhoto: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.9 mi
PfyfferSummitPhoto: Pududuss, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HöchänziSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Arkelin, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
BalmeggSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ChampechnubelSummit · ~7 min drivePhoto: Bulroa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- RisiseggknubelSummit · ~2 min drive
- GlichebergSummit · ~3 min drive
- StauffechnubelSummit · ~3 min drive
- WolfisSummit · ~3 min drive
- GuggernülliSummit · ~4 min drive
- TurnerSummit · ~4 min drive
- SchynezinggeSummit · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Napfbergland - TourMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- GemspfadHiking · ~9 min drive
- Loipe Wald Marchmoos SchangnauCross-country skiing · ~12 min drive
HeftihütteHut camping · ~14 min drivePhoto: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Camping BumbachCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Wachtegg
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
35° / 22°
14 wet
Feb
37° / 22°
14 wet
Mar
44° / 27°
15 wet
Apr
49° / 32°
17 wet
May
57° / 40°
19 wet
Jun
64° / 46°
18 wet
Jul
68° / 51°
17 wet
Aug
67° / 51°
16 wet
Sep
61° / 45°
15 wet
Oct
54° / 39°
15 wet
Nov
43° / 29°
15 wet
Dec
36° / 24°
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 3,212 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