Hohgrat

#1636 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Hohgrat is a mountain located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Thurgau and St. Gallen. Reaching a height of 996 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the canton of Thurgau. ()

Local name: Grat Elevation: 3268 ftProminence: 348 ftCoordinates: 47°23'8"N, 8°57'59"E

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Sankt GallenSwitzerland

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Hohgrat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hörnli, Schnebelhorn, Bichelsee Lake, Fischingen Abbey.

1.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hörnli
39 min walk • Hörnli mountain is located on the territory of the community of Fischenthal, in the Zürcher Oberland, in the eastern part of canton of Zürich, in Switzerland. It is 1,133 meters high.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schnebelhorn
107 min walk • The Schnebelhorn is a mountain located near Fischenthal in the Töss Valley, between the cantons of Zurich and St. Gallen. It is the highest summit of the canton of Zurich. Various trails lead to the summit from all sides. Most of the massif is covered by forests.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bichelsee Lake
150 min walk • Bichelsee is a lake in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The village of Bichelsee in the municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil is named after the lake.
1.8 miN
Monastery
Fischingen Abbey, Fischingen
47 min walk • Fischingen Abbey, now Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery situated in Fischingen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on the upper reaches of the Murg, a tributary of the Thur. It was founded in 1138, dissolved in 1848 and re-founded as a priory in 1977.
5.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Greifenberg Castle
140 min walk • Greifenberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bäretswil and the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Hulftegg Pass
41 min walk • Hulftegg Pass is a mountain pass between the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland. It connects Mühlrüti in the municipality of Mosnang and Steg in the municipality of Fischenthal in the Töss Valley. The pass lies between the Toggenburg in St.
4.8 miW
Forts and castles
Hohenlandenberg Castle
122 min walk • Hohenlandenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Wila and the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
7 miSW
Forts and castles
Ruine Bernegg
180 min walk • Bernegg Ruin is the ruins of a hilltop castle northeast of Hinwil in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It can be easily reached in a few minutes from the parking lot below Girenbad.
4.5 miW
Forts and castles
Burg Altlandenberg, Bauma
115 min walk • Alt-Landenberg Castle is the ruins of a hilltop castle on the territory of the present-day municipality of Bauma in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is located on a hill above the Töss River at 721 m above sea level.
6.1 miNE
City, Rock club, Museum
Gare de Lion, Wil
155 min walk • Wil is the capital of the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged in 2006. The municipality of Bronschhofen merged into Wil on 1 January 2013.
3.2 miN
Forts and castles
Tannegg Castle
82 min walk • Tannegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Fischingen of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.