Hörnli observation tower (Cholfirst)

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Hörnli
Image of the object
Basic data
Place: Uhwiesen
Canton: Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Altitude : 550  m
Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 20.6 "  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 23"  E ; CH1903:  690203  /  280886
Use: Observation tower
Demolition : 2020
Tower data
Construction time : 1996
Building material : Wood
Total height : 10  m
Viewing platform: 10  m
Position map
Hörnli (Canton of Zurich)
Hörnli
Hörnli
Localization of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland

The Hörnli tower is a 10 meter high observation tower on the Cholfirst in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in Switzerland. It is therefore the smallest of the 16 observation towers in the canton of Zurich .

You can reach the viewing platform at a height of 10 meters via 50 steps. It has a panorama board with the names and drawings of the mountains visible from the Hörnli. It was created by Eduard Schmied. The observation tower provides a view to the south. You can see various peaks from Säntis to Hohgant in the Bernese Alps.

  • Stairs

  • Viewing platform

  • Hörnli observation tower

Current

The tower can no longer be entered since 2020 due to static problems. For this reason it will be demolished and replaced by a new tower with a roof. The costs for the demolition and the new tower will amount to around CHF 127,000.

Around the tower

Next to the tower is a playground and fire pits. A forest path leads from Uhwiesen to the tower in about 10 minutes.

and display information about the image
360 ° panorama from the Hörnli tower

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