Schilthorn

Schilthorn
Schilthorn's summit, with the Piz Gloria restaurant; in the distance are the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
Highest point
Elevation	2,970 m (9,740 ft)
Prominence	358 m (1,175 ft)
Isolation	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
Parent peak	Finsteraarhorn
Listing	Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Coordinates	46°33′26″N 7°50′07″E / 46.55722°N 7.83528°E / 46.55722; 7.83528Coordinates: 46°33′26″N 7°50′07″E / 46.55722°N 7.83528°E / 46.55722; 7.83528
Geography
Schilthorn Location in Switzerland
Location	Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Parent range	Bernese Alps

The Schilthorn (2,970 metres (9,744 ft)) is a summit in Europe, in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. It 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.

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.

The summit has a panoramic view which spans from the Titlis, Jungfrau, Mönch, Eiger, over the Bernese Alps and the Jura mountains up to the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest. Mont Blanc is also just visible.

To get to the Schilthorn from the valley floor, a series of cable cars must be taken. The cable cars begin in Stechelberg leaving to Gimmelwald and then onto Mürren. From Mürren another cable car is taken to Birg, which is the final change before the Schilthorn. This cable airway is the longest and was the most technically challenging airway to be built. The other way up is to take the cable car from Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp and a train to Mürren, from where the cable car must be taken. Between Birg and the summit, the cable car passes over Grauseeli, a small lake.