Buchberg (Tuggen)

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Buchberg
The Buchberg from the south

The Buchberg from the south

height 631  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Schwyz , Switzerland
Dominance 4.2 km →  Stockberg
Notch height 211 m ↓  Mülibach Canal
Coordinates 711 400  /  228873 coordinates: 47 ° 12 '5 "  N , 8 ° 54' 32"  O ; CH1903:  711.4 thousand  /  228873
Buchberg (Tuggen) (Canton Schwyz)
Buchberg (Tuggen)

The Buchberg (also Buechberg ) is an elongated molasse hill in the canton of Schwyz and lies between Uznach and Nuolen .

Grynau Castle is at the northeast end . In the north, the Buchberg is flanked by the Linth and Lake Zurich and in the southeast by the municipality of Tuggen . The highest point is at its southwestern end at an altitude of 631  m above sea level. M. and rises more than 200 meters above Lake Zurich.

Seaside slopes of the Buchberg with Speer and Federispitz in the background

The Buchberg borders the Lin plateau and is affected by the 380 kV Sils – Fällanden line . The north-eastern part is crossed by the A53 . Bollinger sandstone is mined in a quarry .

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