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Chäserrugg

2,260 m7,415 ft

Easiest route: 3.6 km+672 m · about 2 h · T2
Prominence: 13 m42 ft
Isolation: 0.2 km
Tonight: -6°CHeavy snow · Wind 20 km/h W

Chäserrugg is a 2,260 m (7,415 ft) mountain in the Churfirsten, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 2,260 m · 7,415 ft
Nearest higher peak: Hinderrugg (2,306 m)
Range: Churfirsten
Region: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.1549° N, 9.3129° E

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Route

How to get to the top of Chäserrugg

3 mapped walking routes from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.

Easiest route: from Road end, 1.7 km NNW of Chäserrugg

Distance: 3.6 kmone way
Climb: +672 m(2,205 ft up)
Time up: about 2 h
Difficulty: T2Mountain trail, sure footing needed

Chäserrugg elevation profile

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Other routes 2

Road end, 2.0 km NNW of Chäserrugg3.6 km · +773 m · about 2 h
T3GPX KML
Road end, 1.1 km SW of Chäserrugg2.5 km · +750 m · about 2 h
T4GPX KML

Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.

3D map

Chäserrugg 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Chäserrugg terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Chäserrugg weather

Tonight · Heavy snow · -6°C (21°F) · 2.0 mm · Wind 20 km/h W

Chäserrugg forecast for the summit, about 2,260 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,550 m.

Tonight-6°2.0 mm20 km/h WBase -2°
Today-7°-3°7.6 mm18 km/h WBase -2 / 1°
Sun-4°3°18.9 mm25 km/h NWBase -1 / 7°
Mon-4°3°–9 km/h SWBase -1 / 9°
Tue1°11°–4 km/h WBase 5 / 16°
Wed-1°2°2.5 mm6 km/h NBase 4 / 9°
Thu-3°4°–5 km/h NEBase 0 / 9°
Fri-4°4°–4 km/h NWBase -1 / 10°
Sat-5°3°0.8 mm4 km/h NWBase -1 / 8°
Sun-5°-1°15.0 mm7 km/h WBase 0 / 4°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Chäserrugg

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Chäserrugg, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest hut
Alp Tschingla
1.6 km WSW · +2 more within 4.2 km
Directions Map
Nearest parking
2.5 km SW
+2 more within 2.5 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
See-Camping
4.2 km SSW · +2 more within 5.4 km
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Nearest caravan site
Wohnmobil-Stellplatz Unterwasser
4.7 km N · +1 more within 6.9 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 11

Place	Distance
Alp TschinglaHut	1.6 km WSW
Parking	2.5 km SW
Parking	2.5 km SW
Parking	2.5 km SW
Berggasthaus LüsisHut	2.5 km SSE
Alp SchrinaHut	4.2 km WSW
See-CampingCampsite	4.2 km SSW
Campingplatz ThurCampsite	4.7 km NNW
Wohnmobil-Stellplatz UnterwasserCaravan site	4.7 km N
Camping Drei EidgenossenCampsite	5.4 km NW
Camping TerzaCaravan site	6.9 km SW

Slope

How steep is the route to Chäserrugg?

The easiest mapped route, 3.6 km from 1,590 m to 2,260 m. Steepest stretch: 27°.

0 km · 1,590 m3.6 km · 2,260 m

0–15°3.1 km
15–30°0.4 km

Grades are averaged between profile points about 40 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 63.9%Trees 34.6%Water 0.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Chäserrugg summit.

Summit list 8

1Hinderrugg2,306 m 0.6 km WSW
2Schibenstoll2,234 m 1.3 km W
3Tristencholben2,159 m 1.5 km SE
4Gamser Rugg2,076 m 1.6 km ENE
5Zuestoll2,235 m 2.1 km W
6Schafchopf1,947 m 2.7 km ESE
7Brisi2,278 m 2.7 km W
8Höchst2,024 m 3.0 km ESE

Where it sits

Where Chäserrugg sits

Ranked in 2

Nearby

Nearby places

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Chäserrugg downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGChäserrugg satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-24.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

GPXChäserrugg GPX / KML route downloadIn the route section. Mapped route for GPS apps and Google Earth, under the ODbL.

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,263 m at the summit; the official height is 2,260 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,260 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,263 m	+3 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,259 m	-1 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-24)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Chäserrugg

Easiest route: from Road end, 1.7 km NNW of Chäserrugg

West → east through the summit

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Nearest caravan site

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