Bachtel

This article is about the mountain. For the ship on Lake Zurich, see Bachtel (ship, 1962).

Bachtel
View from the summit
Highest point
Elevation	1,115 m (3,658 ft)
Prominence	358 m (1,175 ft)^[1]
Parent peak	Tweralpspitz
Coordinates	47°17′41′′N 8°53′11′′E / 47.29472°N 8.88639°E / 47.29472; 8.88639
Geography
Bachtel is located in Switzerland Bachtel Bachtel Location in Switzerland
Location	Zurich, Switzerland
Parent range	Eastern Swiss Prealps
Climbing
Easiest route	Road

Bachtel is a mountain of the Zurich Oberland, located between Hinwil and Wald in the canton of Zurich. It lies approximately halfway between the Schnebelhorn (the highest point of the canton) and Lake Zurich.

Bachtel mountain and Kempraten as seen from Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ship MS Helvetia on Zürichsee

On the summit is the Bachtel Tower, a 60 metres (200 ft) tall radio tower.

The Bachtel range (also Allmann or Allmen, Bachtel-Allmen-Kette) separates the Töss and Glatt basins. Extending to the north of Bachtel proper, towards Bauma, it includes Auenberg (1050 m), Allmen (1079 m) and Stüssel (1051 m).