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 .
12-702: [REDACTED] Look up Pilatus or pilatus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pilatus may refer to: People [ edit ] Pontius Pilate (Latin: Pontius Pilatus, died 39 AD), Roman governor of Judea Leontius Pilatus (died 1366), Greek Calabrian scholar Rob Pilatus (1965–1998), artist and member of group Milli Vanilli Other uses [ edit ] Pilatus (mountain) (2128m a.s.l.), next to Lucerne in Switzerland PILATUS (detector) , an X-ray area detector developed at
24-413: A popular route for tourists — involves taking a boat from Lucerne across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad, going up on the cogwheel railway, coming down on the aerial cableways and panorama gondolas, and taking a trolleybus back to Lucerne. A few different local legends about the origin of the name exist. One claims that Pilatus was named so because Pontius Pilate was buried there. However, a similar legend
36-690: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pilatus [REDACTED] Look up Pilatus or pilatus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pilatus may refer to: People [ edit ] Pontius Pilate (Latin: Pontius Pilatus, died 39 AD), Roman governor of Judea Leontius Pilatus (died 1366), Greek Calabrian scholar Rob Pilatus (1965–1998), artist and member of group Milli Vanilli Other uses [ edit ] Pilatus (mountain) (2128m a.s.l.), next to Lucerne in Switzerland PILATUS (detector) , an X-ray area detector developed at
48-655: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pilatus (mountain) The whole mountain range stretches at least from the Lopper just opposite from Stansstad to the east as far as at least to the Mittaggüpfi (1,917 m [6,289 ft]) and the Risetestock (1,759 m [5,771 ft]) to the west on the border between LU and OW. The highest peak, Tomlishorn (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]), and
60-404: Is located about 1.3 km (0.81 mi) to the southeast of the top cable car and cog railway station. Two other peaks, closer to the stations are called Esel ( Donkey , 2,118 m [6,949 ft]), which lies just east over the railway station, the one on the west side is called Oberhaupt ( Head-Leader , 2,105 m [6,906 ft]). During the summer, the "Golden Round Trip" —
72-603: Is told of Monte Vettore in Italy. Another is that the mountain looks like the belly of a large man, Pilate, lying on his back and was thus named for him. The name may also be derived from "pileatus", meaning "cloud-topped." Numbered amongst those who have reached its summit are Conrad Gessner , Theodore Roosevelt , Arthur Schopenhauer (1804), Queen Victoria and Julia Ward Howe (1867). The cog railway opened in 1889. That same year, Leonardo Torres Quevedo presented his innovative cable car project for public transport, but it
84-627: The Swiss Light Source Pilatus (play) , a 1917 play by Kaj Munk Pilatus Aircraft , a Swiss aircraft manufacturer Radio Pilatus , a private radio station of Central Switzerland Pilatus Railway , a mountain railway in Switzerland See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Pilatus Pilat (disambiguation) Pilate (disambiguation) Pilates , physical fitness system Pilati (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
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108-515: The massif is divided between the cantons of Obwalden (OW) , Nidwalden (NW) , and Lucerne (LU) . The main peaks are right on the border between Obwalden and Nidwalden. The top can be reached with the Pilatus Railway , the world's steepest cogwheel railway , from Alpnachstad , operating from May to November (depending on snow conditions) and the whole year with the aerial panorama gondolas and aerial cableways from Kriens . Tomlishorn
120-629: The other peaks, such as Widderfeld (2,076 m [6,811 ft]) even further west than the Tomlishorn on the border between LU and OW, Matthorn (2,040 m [6,690 ft]) to the south, the Klimsenhorn (1,906 m [6,253 ft]) to the north (NW), and Rosegg (1,974 m [6,476 ft]) and Windegg (1,673 m [5,489 ft]) to the east, both on the border of NW and OW, should only be approached with appropriate Alpine hiking equipment. Jurisdiction over
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