The Brienzer Rothorn is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

of the

Emmental Alps The Emmental Alps (german: Emmentaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. They are located north-west of the Brünig Pass, mainly in the cantons of Lucerne, Bern, and Obwalden, with a small portion in th ...

, in Switzerland. With an elevation of above sea level, the Brienzer Rothorn is the highest summit of the range. To its west lies the Tannhorn, whilst to its east are

Arnihaaggen The Arnihaaggen (2,216 m) is a mountain of the Emmental Alps in Switzerland. It lies to the east of the Brienzer Rothorn and to the west of the Höch Gumme. The small mountain lake of Eisee lies immediately to the north. Administratively, t ...

Höch Gumme The Höch Gumme (2,205 m) is a mountain of the Emmental Alps in Switzerland. It lies to the east of the Brienzer Rothorn and Arnihaaggen, and the west of the Wilerhorn and Brünig Pass. The ''Schönbüel'' cable car station (2,011 m) is on ...

and the

Brünig Pass The Brünig Pass, at an altitude of , connects the Bernese Oberland and central Switzerland, linking Meiringen in the canton of Bern and Lungern in the canton of Obwalden. It is on the watershed between the upper reaches of the Aare, which flo ...

(). On its south side it overlooks

Lake Brienz Lake Brienz (german: Brienzersee) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a length of about , a width of and a maximum depth of . Its area is ; the surface is above the sea-level. It is fed, among others, b ...

, whilst to the north it looks out over the Waldemme valley. Administratively, the summit is shared by the municipalities of

Brienz Brienz ( , , ) is a village and municipality on the northern shore of Lake Brienz, at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, and in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Besides the village of Brienz, the municipality includes the ...

, to the south-west, Schwanden bei Brienz, to the south-east, Giswil to the north-east, and

Flühli Flühli is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of Flühli and Sörenberg, which form independent parishes. Flühli is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Bios ...

, to the north-west. Brienz and Schwanden bei Brienz are in the

canton of Bern The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...

, Giswil is in the

canton of Obwalden Obwalden, also Obwald (german: Kanton Obwalden, rm, Chantun Sursilvania; french: Canton d'Obwald; it, Canton Obvaldo), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the gover ...

, and Flühli is in the

canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne (german: Kanton Luzern rm, Chantun Lucerna french: Canton de Lucerne it, Canton Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the populatio ...

. The Brienzer Rothorn is the highest point in the canton of Lucerne. The summit can be reached from

by the Brienz Rothorn Bahn (steam train), the summit station being located at on the Bernese side. It can also be reached from Sörenberg, in Flühli, by

cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: * Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable ** Aerial tramway ** Chairlift ** Gondola lift ** ...

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File:5938 - Brienz - Brienz Rothorn Bahn.JPG, Steam train (''Brienzer Rothorn Bahn'') on the Planalp near Mittler Stafel File:5940 - Brienz - Brienz Rothorn Bahn.JPG, Approaching the summit near Ober Stafel File:5978 - Brienz - View from Rothorn.JPG, View of Lake Brienz and Interlaken in the background File:BrienzerRothornBahn.jpg, The summit station over the clouds ("sea of fog") during a day in August

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Brienzer Rothorn on Hikr
Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Switzerland Emmental Alps Tourist attractions in Switzerland Highest points of Swiss cantons Mountains of the canton of Bern Mountains of Obwalden Mountains of the canton of Lucerne Bern–Obwalden border Bern–Lucerne border Lucerne–Obwalden border Two-thousanders of Switzerland {{Obwalden-mountain-stub

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