Editing Schilthorn (section)

{{Short description|Mountain summit in Switzerland}}{{Infobox mountain
| name = Schilthorn
| photo = Schilthorn with Bernese Alps, 2012 August.jpg
| photo_size = 285
| photo_caption = Schilthorn's summit, with the ''[[Piz Gloria]]'' restaurant;<br>in the distance are the [[Eiger]], [[Mönch]], and [[Jungfrau]].
| elevation_m = 2970
| elevation_ref = 
| prominence_m = 358
| prominence_ref = <ref>Retrieved from the [[Swisstopo]] topographic maps. The key col is the Sefinenfurgge (2,612 m).</ref>
| isolation_km = 3.6
| isolation_ref = <ref>Retrieved from [[Google Earth]]. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the [[Bütlasse]].</ref>
| parent_peak = [[Finsteraarhorn]] 
| listing = [[List of mountains of the Alps (2500–2999 m)|Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m]]
| map = Switzerland
| map_caption = Location in Switzerland
| location = [[Bernese Oberland]], [[Switzerland]]
| range = [[Bernese Alps]]
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{{Location map | Alps
| relief     = 1
| label      = <small>Schilthorn</small>
| lat        = 46.5572
| long       = 7.8353
| caption    = Location in the [[Alps]] of [[Europe]]
| marksize   = 5
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| width      = 200
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[[File:View from Schilthorn.JPG|thumb|200px|View of Alps from Schilthorn]]
The '''Schilthorn''' ({{convert|2970|m|0}}) is a summit in [[Europe]], in the [[Bernese Alps]] of [[Switzerland]]. It overlooks the [[Lauterbrunnental|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 [[Aerial tramway|cable car]] leads to its summit,<ref name=swmap>{{cite map | publisher = Swiss Confederation | title = map.geo.admin.ch | url = http://map.geo.admin.ch/?selectedNode=node_ch.swisstopo.swissboundaries3d-gemeinde-flaeche.fill1&Y=630410.61&X=156392.52&zoom=7&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&lang=en&topic=ech&layers=ch.swisstopo.swissboundaries3d-gemeinde-flaeche.fill&layers_timestamp= | accessdate = 2014-11-03}}</ref> holding the record of the steepest cable car in the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=swissinfo.ch |first=S. W. I. |date=2024-12-14 |title=World’s steepest cable car opens in Switzerland |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-made/the-worlds-steepest-cable-car-in-the-bernese-oberland-is-in-operation/88591702 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Administratively, the summit is within the [[Lauterbrunnen|municipality of Lauterbrunnen]], although the western slopes are within the [[Reichenbach im Kandertal|municipality of Reichenbach im Kandertal]]. Both municipalities are in the [[canton of Bern]].<ref name=swmap/>

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.