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Viewpoints in Lucerne
4 viewpoints selected in this guide.
Mount PilatusViewpoint · 4h · CHF84Mount Pilatus (2,128 m) looms over Lucerne, accessible by the world's steepest cogwheel railway (48%) or aerial cableway. Legend held Pontius Pilate's body was thrown into its summit lake.
Mount RigiViewpoint · 4h · CHF78Mount Rigi (1,798 m), the "Queen of the Mountains," between three lakes. Site of Europe's first mountain railway (1871). 360-degree panoramas from the summit.
Hammetschwand LiftViewpoint · 1h · CHF18Europe's highest exterior elevator (153 m) on the Bürgenstock ridge. Built 1905, modernized 2012. Ascends in under one minute.
GütschViewpoint · 30 min · FreeHilltop viewpoint above western Lucerne, accessible by historic 1884 funicular or a short walk. Panoramic views of the city, lake, and Alps.