Schilthorn
Sign in to savethumb|200px|View of Alps from Schilthorn The Schilthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, Europe. The summit overlooks the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, and is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the Sefinenfurgge Pass. The Schilthorn lies above the village of Mürren, from where a cable car leads to its summit, holding the record of the steepest cable car in the world.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Schilthorn
- Mountain.photo
- Schilthorn with Bernese Alps, 2012 August.jpg
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- 285
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- Schilthorn's summit, with the Piz Gloria restaurant;in the distance are the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 3.6
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Finsteraarhorn
- Mountain.listing
- Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
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- Switzerland
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- Location in Switzerland
- Mountain.location
- Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
- Mountain.range
- Bernese Alps
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thumb|200px|View of Alps from Schilthorn The Schilthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, Europe. The summit overlooks the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, and is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the Sefinenfurgge Pass. The Schilthorn lies above the village of Mürren, from where a cable car leads to its summit, holding the record of the steepest cable car in the world.
Administratively, the summit is within the municipality of Lauterbrunnen, although the western slopes are within the municipality of Reichenbach im Kandertal. Both municipalities are in the canton of Bern.