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Mount Pilatus

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mountain massif in central Switzerland

Key facts

Peak
Tomlishorn
Elevation
2,128.5 m (6,983 ft)
Prominence
585 m (1,919 ft)
Parent peak
Brienzer Rothorn
Isolation
16.7 km (10.4 mi)
Language of name
German
Country
Switzerland
Cantons
Nidwalden Obwalden
Parent range
Emmental Alps
Topo map
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
First ascent
14th century
Easiest route
Pilatus Railway (world's steepest cogwheel railway)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Elevation
2128
Highest point
Tomlishorn
Official website
www.pilatus.ch/fr
Image
Pilatus (mountain).JPG
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Commons category
Pilatus
topographic prominence
585
parent peak
Brienzer Rothorn
topographic isolation
16.7
different from
Pilatus Aircraft
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Geography and transport

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mount Pilatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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