St. Chrischona, Protected mountain hamlet in Bettingen, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

St. Chrischona is a 522-metre hill in the municipality of Bettingen, Basel-Stadt, and the highest point of the canton. Its summit holds the hamlet of St. Chrischona with the church of the same name, while the 250-metre St. Chrischona TV tower stands east of the settlement. The hill is the westernmost and third-highest peak of the Dinkelberg range, and the German border runs along its northeastern, eastern and southern upper slopes.

A first church was built around 700 and enlarged in the 9th or 10th century; the present building dates from 1450–1516. After being looted in the Thirty Years' War it was neglected and used as a stable in 1818. In 1839 Christian Friedrich Spittler obtained permission to restore it, and in 1840 the St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission was founded in its sacristy.

The name comes from a legend of Saint Chrischona, a companion of Saint Ursula who died of exhaustion near Grenzach; oxen carrying her body stopped on the hill, where the church was later built. Her feast day is 16 June, and in 1506 Cardinal Raimund Peraudi elevated her relics. The Basel poet Sebastian Brant and Johann Peter Hebel both mention the hill in their verse.

The summit is reached on foot from Bettingen; the hamlet of St. Chrischona sits on the highest point at 522 m, with the church among the buildings there. The German border runs along the upper slopes to the north-east, east and south, so carry ID if crossing. On clear days the view reaches the Alps from the Jungfrau to the Säntis.

A 250-meter communication tower stands on the eastern side of the mountain, creating an unexpected technological presence in this natural landscape. The tower is visible from many points across the region and shapes how the place appears in modern times.