Pilatus | |
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![]() Pilatus above Lake Lucerne | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Tomlishorn |
Elevation | 2,128.5 m (6,983 ft) |
Prominence | 585 m (1,919 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Brienzer Rothorn |
Isolation | 16.7 km (10.4 mi)[2] |
Coordinates | 46°58′26″N 8°14′28″E / 46.97389°N 8.24111°E |
Naming | |
Language of name | German |
Geography | |
Country | Switzerland |
Cantons | Nidwalden and Obwalden |
Parent range | Emmental Alps |
Topo map | Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 14th century |
Easiest route | Pilatus Railway (world's steepest cogwheel railway) |
Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn.