Irchel observation tower

Basic data

Place:

Book at the Irchel

Canton:

Zurich

Country:

Switzerland

Altitude :

666 m

Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '25.4 " N , 8 ° 37' 13.6" E ; CH1903: 688,976 / two hundred and sixty-six thousand one hundred and eighty-nine

Use:

Observation tower

Accessibility:

Observation tower open to the public

Tower data

Construction time :

1983

Client :	Buch am Irchel, EKZ
Architect :	N. Jeske, Ing. Büro, Zurich / Schaffhausen
Building material :	Steel truss construction

Total height :

63.00 m

Viewing platform:

28.00 m

Position map

Irchel observation tower

The Irchel observation tower stands on a hill above the Buchemer Irchel , the municipality of Buch am Irchel in the canton of Zurich . The first tower was built in 1930 by Jakob Zimiker with the help of the SAC Section Winterthur. The current tower has been standing since 1983.

situation

The steel lattice tower is 63 meters high, the viewing platform is 28 meters high and was inaugurated in 1983. A panorama board is attached there.

Hiking trails lead from Buch am Irchel to the observation tower in around 15 minutes . The viewing platform is climbed over 150 steps and 5 intermediate landings. The tower offers a view from the Feldberg in the Black Forest to the Tödi . Next to the tower is a fireplace with several benches.

Stairs
Viewing platform
The Irchel Tower as seen from Äschhalden

Web links

Commons : Irchelturm - Collection of images, videos and audio files

and display information about the image

360 ° panorama from the Irchel observation tower