Esel

Esel is a scenic viewpoint in Alpnach, Obwalden and has an elevation of 2,119 metres. Esel is situated nearby to the railway station Pilatus Kulm station, as well as near the peak Oberhaupt.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pilatus Kulm station and Klimsenhorn.

Pilatus Kulm station

Railway station

Photo: Jie Yang, CC BY 3.0.

Pilatus Kulm station is a railway station.

Klimsenhorn

Peak

Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Klimsenhorn is a peak.

Klimsenhorn Chapel on Mount Pilatus

Church

Photo: Martin Abegglen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Klimsenhorn Chapel on Mount Pilatus is a church, which is situated 560 metres northwest of Esel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hergiswil and Alpnach.

Hergiswil

Village

Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Hergiswil is situated 4 km east of Esel.

Alpnach

Village

Photo: Christian Horcel, CC BY 2.0.

Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It comprises the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried. Alpnach is situated 4½ km south of Esel.

Acheregg

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Acheregg is a locality, which is situated 6 km east of Esel.

Esel

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: mountain in Obwalden, Switzerland
Categories: mountain, tourism, and peak
Location: Alpnach, Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.97914° or 46° 58′ 45″ north

Longitude

8.25617° or 8° 15′ 22″ east

Elevation

2,119 metres (6,952 feet)

Open location code

8FRCX7H4+MF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 436629041

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

Wikidata ID

Q22422137

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Esel” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Esel (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Kanton Obwalden)”
Cebuano: “Esel”
German: “Esel”
Swedish: “Esel”
“Esel”

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