Käferberg
| Käferberg-Waidberg | |
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Zürich-Altstetten and Höngg and Käferberg-Waidberg, as seen from Uetliberg, Rümlang (to the left) and Kloten airport in the background
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 601 m (1,972 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°24′19″N 8°31′13″E / 47.40533°N 8.52021°ECoordinates: 47°24′19″N 8°31′13″E / 47.40533°N 8.52021°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Tram and bus |
Käferberg (el. 571 metres or 1,873 feet) and Waidberg (el. 601 metres or 1,972 feet) are the summits of a wooded mountain respectively chain of hills overlooking the inner city of Zürich, Zürichsee, Albis chain and Uetliberg, as well as the Limmat Valley and the Zürcher Unterland in Switzerland.
Käferberg (Swiss German: Chäferberg meaning mountain of beetles) and Waidberg (mountain of meadows) are the peaks of a longish mountain in the north of the Limmat valley. It is located in the Zürich districts of Höngg,Wipkingen and Affoltern, between Bucheggplatz and ETH-Hönggerberg, known as Science City, and the western Hönggerberg heading on the northern border of the Limmat valley to Würenlos. In the east, Käferberg is bordered by a small mountain pass between Bucheggplatz (472 metres or 1,549 feet) and Milchbuck (476 metres or 1,562 feet) at Zürichberg, leading from the city of Zürich to the Glatt valley. In the north, the region is bordered by the Glatt, Wehn and Furt valleys.
Its highest point (Waidberg) is about 200 metres (656 ft) above the Limmat valley. From northwest to southeast, Käferberg-Waidberg is part of a chain of peaks respectively mountains: Hönggerberg (541 metres or 1,775 feet), Käferberg-Waidberg, Zürichberg (676 metres or 2,218 feet), Adlisberg (701 metres or 2,300 feet), Öschbrig (696 metres or 2,283 feet), Wassberg (715 metres or 2,346 feet), Forch mountain pass, Guldenen (778 metres or 2,552 feet) and Pfannenstiel (873 metres or 2,864 feet).
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