Mount Pilatus

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Mount Pilatus
Image:Pilatus small.jpg Mount Pilatus near Lucerne
Elevation:	2,132 metres (6,994 feet)
Location:	Switzerland
Range:	Bernese Alps

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Mount Pilatus is a mountain near Lucerne, Switzerland. Jurisdiction over the mountain is divided up between the cantons of Obwalden, Nidwalden, and Lucerne. The peak is in Obwalden right on the border with Nidwalden.

The top can be reached with Pilatus Railway, the world’s steepest cog railway from Alpnachstad, operating from May to November (depending on snow conditions), and the whole year with the aerial tramway from Kriens.

During the summer, a popular route for tourists involves taking a boat from Lucerne across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad, going up on the cog railway, coming down on the aerial tramway, and taking a bus back to Lucerne.

Pilatus was named after a local legend that Pontius Pilate was buried there.