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Nüenchamm · 1,904 m · 39 km SE
Lake · Canton of Zurich

Pfäffikersee

536 m1,759 ft
Area
3.04 km²
Max depth
36 m
Tonight
4°CLight rain showers · Wind 26 km/h SW

Pfäffikersee is a lake at 536 m above sea level in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 3.04 km² in area and 2.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
536 m
Length
2.7 km
Shoreline
8.5 km
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Lake

Pfäffikersee in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

2.7 km longest1 kmN ↑
Shoreline
8.5 km≈2¼ h to walk around
3D map

Pfäffikersee 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.7 × 4.7 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Pfäffikersee terrain and contours

10 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. 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 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Pfäffikersee elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Pfäffikersee weather

Tonight · Light rain showers · 4°C (39°F) · 1.4 mm · Wind 26 km/h SW

Pfäffikersee forecast for about 536 m.

  • Tonight4°1.4 mm26 km/h SW
  • Today2°6°11.5 mm23 km/h SW
  • Sun5°11°10.6 mm34 km/h SW
  • Mon5°12°–12 km/h S
  • Tue7°17°–5 km/h SE
  • Wed7°10°2.5 mm14 km/h NE
  • Thu2°11°–12 km/h NE
  • Fri3°10°–4 km/h E
  • Sat3°10°0.3 mm4 km/h S
  • Sun3°9°5.9 mm13 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Pfäffikersee

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

  • Nearest parking

    Badi am See

    1.0 km NE · +2 more within 1.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping Waldhof

    2.4 km ENE · +1 more within 7.4 km

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  • Nearest hut

    Forsthaus Sackholz

    4.8 km NW · +1 more within 6.0 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    6.0 km NE

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Badi am SeeParking1.0 km NE
Parking1.1 km NNE
SeegräbenParking1.2 km SW
Camping WaldhofCampsite2.4 km ENE
Forsthaus SackholzHut4.8 km NW
Waldhütte Näniker HardHut6.0 km WNW
Caravan site6.0 km NE
Camping SalandCampsite7.4 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4.7 × 4.7 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 93% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
92.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
6.3%
Steep, 30–45°
1.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
1.1% of the 22 km² view
Relief in view
216 m low point 490 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 32.6%Grassland 27.8%Water 14.1%Cropland 13.5%Built-up 11.8%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.4 km; 409 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Common Coot20
  • Black-headed Gull16
  • Great Crested Grebe13
  • Guelder-rose13
  • Military Orchid12
  • Yellow Iris10
Where it sits

Where Pfäffikersee sits

Region
Canton of Zurich14Switzerland432Europe2,143
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Sources

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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 2026-09-25)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia