Which mountain to choose near Lucerne
A traveler named Theresa is visiting Switzerland with her daughter in mid-June for 1.5 days, deciding between Mt. Titlus and Mt. Pilatus for their first day. They plan to visit Mt. Rigi for a half day and are seeking advice on which mountain to choose.
- Visit Mt. Pilatus for the Golden Roundtrip experience, which includes a cable car, the steep cogwheel train, and a scenic boat ride on the lake.
- If you're looking for snow, Mt. Titlus is the better option as it has snow all year round, while Mt. Pilatus may not.
- Consider Mt. Stanserhorn for a unique open-top cable car experience between Lucerne and Mt. Titlus.
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Hi,
My daughter and I will be travelling to Switzerland mid June. We will be spending 1 1/2 days in Lucerne. We can’t decide between Mt Titlus or Mt Pilatus for the first day. The plan is to go to Mt Rigi on the half day. Any advice welcome.
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Hello Theresa Bloc and Welcome to MySwissAlps,
Nice to hear you’re coming along to Switzerland with your daughter.
My absolute favourite mountain around Lucerne in summer time is Mount Pilatus, because in summer you can do the Golden Roundtrip, including cable car, the world’s steepest cogwheel train and a boat on the lake – fantastic!!!
– http://www.myswissalps.com/pilatusMount Rigi is fairly similar to Mount Pilatus from a transport point-of-view but all together a different, much flatter and greener mountain.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/rigiHOWEVER, Mount Titlis is highter, and due to that has snow all year round, which will most probably NOT be the case on Mount Pilatus in June. You travel up and down Mount Titlis by cable car and find snow and a glacier at the top, so the decision will depend mainly on those two factors.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/titlisTo add to the choice, you could also look into Mount Stanserhorn with an open-top cable car, located between Lucerne and Mount Titlis.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/stanserhornHappy collecting of inspiration and feel free to get back to us anytime for more input.
Best,
StephAlso see:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/lucerne
Thanks Steph,
Think we’ll spend the day exploring Mt Pilatus. We are going up Klein Matterhorn, hoping there will be snow up there. We are coming from the southern tip of Africa, so touching snow for the first time is a must!
I could totally support that plan and give a full thumbs-up! From my side. It’s spectacular! 🙂
You will for sure have snow on the Klein Matterhorn by Zermatt, as anything above 3’000 meters can count on “eternal” snow and glaciers.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/kleinmatterhorn
– http://www.myswissalps.com/zermattHave fun and get back to us for any further input.
Best,
Steph
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