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  Mount Pilatus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Pilatus is a mountain near Lucerne, Switzerland.
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.
Pilatus was named after a local legend that Pontius Pilate was buried there.
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 Learn more about List of mountains in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mount Elbrus, Europe (5,642 m) (or Mont Blanc (4,810 m))
Mount Kosciuszko, Australia (2,228 m) (or Carstensz Pyramid, Oceania (4,884 m))
Mount Waddington - highest mountain in the Coast Mountains range of British Columbia, Canada
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 Lucerne : Side Trips | Frommers.com
A similar excursion to Pilatus is possible in the winter, but because the cog railway is buried in snow, you must alter your plans.
The view from Rigi is different from that atop Mount Pilatus, so if you see both you won't be replicating your experience.
Mount Titlis, which is visited as an excursion from the little resort of Engelberg, is the highest point from which you can get a view over central Switzerland.
www.frommers.com /destinations/lucerne/0162010011.html   (1605 words)

  
 Euro Railways: Swiss Peaks - Mount Pilatus
Pilatus offers a unique excursion with the world's steepest cogwheel railway, spectacular cable car and modern panorama gondolas.
It starts at the base of Mount Pilatus in Alpnachstad and runs over uniquely constructed tracks to the summit of the mountain.
Mount Pilatus vouchers must be exchanged at he village station in Alpnachstad or Kriens.
www.eurorailways.com /scenic/mtpilatus.htm   (232 words)

  
 Flying Magazine: Pilatus in a Whole New Light
But here, in Pilatus' back yard, I feel as if I've suddenly run into a business executive away from the office and discovered he's actually a world-class mountain climber with abilities, fire and passion that I never would have imagined he could possess.
Pilatus, which was founded in 1939, was the first—and remains the only—Swiss aircraft manufacturer.
Pilatus' civilian line—which still includes the PC-6 "Porter" tailwheel bush plane as well as the PC-12—has focused on aircraft that operate well in rugged and mountainous terrain.
www.flyingmag.com /article.asp?section_id=12&article_id=499   (878 words)

  
 Switzerland tour: Mount Pilatus
If you’re looking to shout from the mountaintops, Mount Pilatus may be your answer.
Round trip by cogwheel railway from Lucerne or Alpnachstad, or by cablecar from Kriens to Mount Pilatus
Mount Pilatus vouchers can be exchanged at the "valley station" in Alpnachstad or Kriens.
www.raileurope.com /us/rail/passes/mount_pilatus.htm   (221 words)

  
 Pilatusbahn, the world's steepest cog railway
This results in a gradient of 48%, or a rise of nearly one meter in two meters of run on the steepest sections of the line, which amounts to about a quarter of its length.
The world's first cog railway on Mount Washington (New Hampshire, U.S.A.) was built in 1869 by Sylvester Marsh (with a maximum slope of 37.41 percent, it is also the second steepest gradient in the world).
The world's highest cog railway is the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway (Colorado, U.S.A.), built by SLM for Wilhelm Hildenbrand in 1891 using Roman Abt's system (two parallel, but offset, steel racks with open, upstanding teeth that mesh with the locomotive cogwheels), climbing grades of 25 percent.
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 Welcome to Access Worldwide - The One stop travel Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A legendary mountain cloaked in mystery, Pilatus is rumoured to have been home to flying dragons.
Pilatus offers you an unique excursion with the world's steepest cogwheel railway (gradient 48%), spectacular cable car and modern panorama gondolas.
To come to mount pilatus, the Dragon Mountain you must first arrive in Lucerne (one hour train ride from Zurich), the train station is situated on the scenic lake Lucerne.
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 Bihrle Applied Research, Inc.: Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pilatus Aircraft, located in the shadow of Mount Pilatus in beautiful Stans, Switzerland, has been building fine trainer, STOL and transport aircraft for over 60 years.
Since D-Six is optimized to operate at real time on the cost effective PC platform, Pilatus was able to extend their budget to include such additional components as a Fokker electric stick loader.
The simulation and model complexity that Pilatus was able to develop in a very short period of time (particularly when viewed in a typical simulation development time scale!) was such that they were able to accurately demonstrate the complex spin characteristics of a particular trainer application.
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 Pc9 pilatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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From pilatus kulm enjoy an aerial tramway ride over steep chasms to frakmuntegg.
Change to a gondola to arrive at kriens cable station, which is a suberb of lucerne.
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 Switzerland Mountain Tours,Mountain Tours to Switzerland,Switzerland Mount Titlis,Mount Titlis Tour,Switzerland ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mount Titlis - The glacier paradise 3020 m Above sea level
Don't miss an excursion by the world's premier rotair revolving cable car to the highest point in central switzerland.
Buy a Mount Titlis ticket and get an Ice Flyer ride for SFR 6 only.
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 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
A trip to Mount Titlis, just two hours away, is the best excursion out of town.
Mount Titlis provides a spectacular view into the heart of the Alps, with the lofty peaks of the Jungfrau, Munch and Eiger visible in the distant Bernese Oberland.
At Mount Titlis you can glide through the snow on inner tubes year-round, thanks to a glacier at the 10,000-foot summit, and you have a stunning view into the heart of the Alps.
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 Switzerland Scenic Routes and Mountain Peaks
Pilatus offers a unique excursion the the world's steepest railway, spectacular cable car, and a fantastic panorama gondolas.
However, you can still visit the top of Mt. Pilatus via the panoramic gondolas and the aerial cable cars which remain in continuous scheduled operation from Kriens to Pilatus Kulm during the entire winter.
Ride the Ice Flyer, which is a chairlift that spans the glacier crevasses of Mount Titilis.
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 List of mountains
Mount Elbrus, Europe (5,642 m) (or Mont Blanc)
Mount Kosciuszko, Australia (2,228 m) (or Carstensz Pyramid[?])
Mount Saint Helens - volcano in the United States
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 Acts of the Apostles Chapter 29
9- And on the morrow he came and stood upon Mount Lud (Ludgate Hill and Broadway where St. Paul's Cathedral stands in London, England) and the people thronged at the gate, and assembled in the Broadway, and he preached Christ unto them, and they believed the Word and the testimony of Jesus.
The nations shall come up to worship on the mount the testifieth of the patience and long suffering of a servant of the Lord.
24- And they journeyed and came to Mount Julius where stood two pillars, one on the right hand and one on the left hand, erected by Caesar Augustus.
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 kingcountyjournal.com - Lucerne has surprises in store for Swiss tourists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pilatus looms behind Lucerne, offering the city a dramatic backdrop and an enjoyable destination.
Neighboring Mount Rigi provides sweeping views of Central Switzerland (and, on a clear day, Germany and France, too).
As with Pilatus, there are two ways to approach the topmost viewpoint: via cogwheel railway or with a cable car.
www.kingcountyjournal.com /sited/story/html/170702   (589 words)

  
 Pilatus - Kansas City Aviation Center :: Aircraft Sales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Read first-hand travel review and see vacation pictures of Mount Pilatus and other places around the world.
The rugged contours of Mt Pilatus (2120m) overlook Lucerne from the south.
Flight One is releasing "Pilatus PC-12" early this August.
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 Vinden zoekt: Pilatus
Uit de al genoemde brief blijkt dat Pilatus goed op de hoogte was van Jezus' levenswandel, Zijn...
Pilatus may refer to: This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
to the southwest is Mount Pilatus (2132m), an odd name supposedly deriving...
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 americasroof news - hiking and climbing the highest mountains and hills in the world and U.S.
A longtime family friend and neighbor said 22-year-old Adam Engman-Delforge of Hopkins, Minnesota, was a graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret's School in St. Louis Park and had been a culinary arts student at DCT International Hotel and Business Management School in Lucerne, Switzerland since fall.
He was found dead Thursday on Mount Pilatus, a 7000-foot peak in central Switzerland near Lucerne after he had been missing for three weeks.
Swiss police said he was found at the base of a track that had been closed to hikers for more than a year because of rock falls and was clearly posted as dangerous.
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 Mount Pilatus - about Mount Pilatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 Recorder Newspapers - Mt. Olive Chronicle - 10/30/2003 - High school band cements skills and commitment
Hutch said she selected the music, which was premiered in 2002 in Lucerne, Switzerland, the home of Mount Pilatus.
About 20 very active members helped with band camp, with designing, making, and moving the scenery, a 25 by 10 foot backdrop painted with a scene from the real Mount Pilatus, with costumes, and "with whatever needs to be done.
She said Pilatus is "an awesome piece, really a concert band piece adapted for the field." She said it was a good piece of music for this band, and "the guard is doing great, and we've got great props."
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 Swiss Backpacker News Budget Travel Guide through Switzerland
Lucerne lies at the western end of Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) which is the geographical and spiritual heart of Switzerland.
Another main draw of Lucerne is the Verkehrshaus (Swiss Transport Museum) with its special exhibition A.U.T.O. held during the whole summer of 2005.
You’ll be charmed by its tradition, by the misty lake, and by the snow-capped Mount Pilatus rising above.
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 bb.AffordableTours.Com :: Lucerne with Mount Pilatus Optional
I was from Lucerne to Pilatus alone, three years ago, in a summer when I was in Swiss in a bussines trip.
Even if you have been in the past with the cablecar in many other mountains, you will be glad to go to Pilatus.
you can quite easily do pilatus on your own for approximatly the same amount of money, but it will take you at a minimum 2 hours longer, and lucerne is a great little city with a lot of things to do.
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 nthposition online magazine: Pilatus Kulm
Sleeping on a train is no way to see mountains, so as soon as we settled in at our hotel in Zurich, I booked a bus tour to Lucerne so that we could climb Mount Pilatus and look out at much of the Bernese Oberland to the south.
The Muehlers had had no experience with people not of their social class, and especially not of foreigners, and further, Lowell had a manic aversion to alcohol.
Pilatus is a towering fortress with two hotels at the peak, Pilatus Kulm, seven thousand feet high.
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 Vinden zoekt: Pilatus
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Geniessen Sie in der herrlichen Bergatmosphäre auf Pilatus Kulm nach einem gemütlichen Apéro auf der gr...
Mount Pilatus 134 images in this album on 7 pages [slideshow] [login] Gallery: The Chase Photos Album: Europe 2005 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In the afternoon on the 19th, we ventured up to the top of Mount
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 European Camping Trip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Notice the house nearly buried in the snow in the valley.
We could look down from the peak of Mt. Pilatus to the base station of the cablecar below us in the valley.
As we took the rack railway up Pilatus, we saw these folks taking the faster (and more expensive) cable car to the top.
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 Lucerne with Mount Pilatus Optional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
We are interested in taking the Cogwheel Railway to the top of Mt Pilatus, then a cable car and a gondola back down to Lucerne.
Pilatus was spectacular and the view from the top was breath taking.
I look at it this way, the optionals save you time, you are guided and utlimately learn more and I think in the long run it does save you money.
www.travelmb.com /Topic08300.php   (1132 words)

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