Mount Pilatus
A jagged mountain massif overlooking Lucerne, whose highest peak, the Tomlishorn, reaches 2,128 metres. The summit can be reached by cable car from Kriens or, from Alpnachstad, by the steepest cogwheel railway in the world.
- Where
- Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 46.9739, 8.2411
Get the Mount Pilatus stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Pilatus. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lucerne volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Pilatus
Stanserhorn 9.0 km
A 1,898 metre mountain above Stans in the canton of Nidwalden. The way up is by a historic funicular followed by a cable car with an open upper deck, and the summit looks over Lake Lucerne and a long line of Alpine peaks.
Spreuer Bridge 9.8 km
The second of Lucerne's covered wooden footbridges, crossing the Reuss downstream of the Chapel Bridge. Its roof beams carry a series of paintings of the Dance of Death, and it is quieter than its more famous neighbour.
Chapel Bridge 10 km
A covered wooden footbridge crossing the Reuss on a diagonal, named after the nearby St Peter's Chapel. Painted panels from the 17th century hang under its roof, and with its stone water tower it is the oldest covered wooden bridge in Europe and the symbol of Lucerne.
Bourbaki Panorama 11 km
A huge circular painting housed in a round building, showing the French army of General Bourbaki crossing into neutral Switzerland in the winter of 1871. Swiss villagers and the Red Cross are shown giving aid to the interned soldiers.
Lion Monument 11 km
A dying lion carved into a sandstone cliff, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and cut in 1820 and 1821. It honours the Swiss Guards killed at the Tuileries Palace in Paris in 1792, and Mark Twain called it the most mournful piece of stone in the world.
Swiss Museum of Transport 11 km
Switzerland's most popular museum, opened in 1959 on the shore of Lake Lucerne. Its halls hold trains, cars, ships and aircraft along with communication technology, and a large collection of work by the local artist Hans Erni.
Bürgenstock 12 km
A 1,128 metre mountain rising straight out of Lake Lucerne, with a large resort built on its ridge since the late 19th century, some 600 metres above the water. A cliff path leads to the Hammetschwand lift, an outdoor elevator fixed to the rock face.
Lake Lucerne 13 km
A lake in central Switzerland, the fourth largest in the country, whose arms reach into four cantons between steep mountains. Paddle steamers link Lucerne with lakeside villages and the foot of Rigi and Pilatus.
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Questions
Where is Mount Pilatus?
Mount Pilatus is in Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Stanserhorn (9.0 km), Spreuer Bridge (9.8 km), Chapel Bridge (10 km).
How do I get the Mount Pilatus stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Pilatus and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lucerne volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Pilatus before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lucerne volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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