Canton of Zug - Geography

Geography

The canton of Zug is located in central Switzerland. The canton of Lucerne and Canton of Aargau lie to its west. To the north, the canton is bound by the Canton of Zurich, whereas to the east and south lies the Canton of Schwyz.

Most of the land is considered productive. The lakes Zug (known locally as Zugersee) and Ägeri (known locally as Agerisee) make up a considerable area of the canton's lands. The Lake Ägeri is wholly within the canton, whereas the Lake Zug is shared with the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz.

The canton is located on a hilly plateau. The Höhrohnen (nr Gottschalkenberg) is the highest elevation (1,205 m) in the east of the canton. The Zugerberg (1,040 m) in the south is another notable elevation. It is part of the Rossberg massif which rises to the Wildspitz (1,583 m) east of the lake of Zug. This massif separates Lake Zug from the basin and lake of Aegeri. It also separates the hilly district of Menzingen from Lake Zug.

The Lorze river is the principal drainage in the canton. It originates in Lake Ägeri from where it flows northward through moraine deposits in a deep gorge with fine stalactite caverns. The river eventually enters the lake of Zug very near from where the river Reuss originates. The river Reuss forms the boundary of the canton in the north west.