Lägern

Lägern
Lägern
	View from Wettingen (south side)
Highest point
Elevation	866 m (2,841 ft)
Prominence	425 m (1,394 ft)
Parent peak	Tweralpspitz
Isolation	16.4 km (10.2 mi)
Coordinates	47°28′54″N 8°23′41″E / 47.48167°N 8.39472°E
Geography
	Lägern Location in Switzerland
Location	Zurich, Switzerland ; (massif partially in Aargau)
Parent range	Jura Mountains

The Lägern (also spelled Lägeren; 866 m) is a wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, stretching from Baden to Dielsdorf, about 15 km north-west of Zurich. The culminating point is located 1 km west of Hochwacht within the canton of Zurich, the border with the canton of Aargau running on a slightly lower summit named Burghorn (859 m).

The Lägern 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 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 mountain is entirely traversed by a trail following the crest 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]

References

^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is located near the Katzensee at 441 metres.
^ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Uetliberg.
^ "Climate Norm Value Tables". Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations. Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss). Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013. The weather station elevation is 845 meters above sea level.