Rigi · 1,797 m · 37 km S

Mountain · Canton of Zurich

Zürichberg

676 m2,218 ft

Prominence: 69 m226 ft
Isolation: 2.2 km
Tonight: 3°CCloudy · Wind 24 km/h SW

Zürichberg is a 676 m (2,218 ft) mountain in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

All facts

Elevation: 676 m · 2,218 ft
Nearest higher peak: Adlisberg (701 m)
Region: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.3857° N, 8.5663° E

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3D map

Zürichberg 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Zürichberg terrain and contours

20 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 100 mShowing west → east through the summit

Zürichberg elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Zürichberg weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 3°C (37°F) · 1.4 mm · Wind 24 km/h SW

Zürichberg forecast for the summit, about 676 m.

Tonight3°1.4 mm24 km/h SW
Today3°8°10.7 mm23 km/h SW
Sun5°11°9.6 mm34 km/h SW
Mon4°11°–10 km/h S
Tue6°15°–5 km/h S
Wed6°10°3.1 mm10 km/h NE
Thu3°11°–11 km/h NE
Fri1°9°–4 km/h N
Sat3°8°0.3 mm4 km/h N
Sun3°9°6.7 mm12 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 Zürichberg

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

Nearest parking
0.4 km WSW
+2 more within 0.4 km
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Nearest hut
Waldhütte Ziegelhöhe
1.5 km NNE · +2 more within 3.4 km
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Nearest caravan site
Durchgangsplatz Geerenweg
5.7 km W · +2 more within 7.7 km
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Nearest campsite
Fischer's Fritz Camping
5.8 km SSW · +2 more within 7.7 km
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All mapped places 12

Place	Distance
Parking	0.4 km WSW
Parking	0.4 km SW
Parking	0.4 km SW
Waldhütte ZiegelhöheHut	1.5 km NNE
Klubhaus SC OGHut	1.9 km E
Waldhütte GeerenHut	3.4 km ESE
Durchgangsplatz GeerenwegCaravan site	5.7 km W
Fischer's Fritz CampingCampsite	5.8 km SSW
Caravan site	6.5 km N
Campsite	7.1 km W
Swiss Camper Toilet - Rastplatz AspholzCaravan site	7.7 km SSW
MaurholzCampsite	7.7 km ESE

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 90% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

89.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

9.7%

Steep, 30–45°

0.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.4% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 330 m low point 399 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 51.7%Built-up 38.2%Grassland 5.6%Cropland 2.4%Water 2.1%

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 3 km; 1,608 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Mute Swan499
Common Coot411
Mallard283
Black-headed Gull255
Red-crested Pochard249
House Sparrow196

Where it sits

Where Zürichberg sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

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Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGZürichberg satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-25.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

20 m high This 3D map reads 696 m at the summit; the official height is 676 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model measures the surface, snow, ice and trees included, and official heights can come from older surveys.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	676 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	696 m	+20 m
Copernicus GLO-90	693 m	+17 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 2026-09-25)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
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

Zürichberg

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest hut

Nearest caravan site

Nearest campsite

Data sources