Uetliberg

For other uses, see Uetliberg (disambiguation).

The Uetliberg (also known as Üetliberg)^[c][d] is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the Albis chain, rising to 870 m (2,850 ft). The mountain offers a panoramic view of the entire city of Zürich (to the northeast of its summit), Zürichberg and Lake Zurich (both to the east), and lies on the boundary between the city of Zurich and the municipalities of Stallikon and Uitikon in the canton of Zurich. The summit, known as Uto Kulm, is in Stallikon.^[5][1] Uetliberg is the Hausberg of Zurich.^[6]

Uetliberg
View from Lake Zurich (east side)
Highest point
Elevation	870[1] m (2,850 ft)
Prominence	143 m (469 ft)[a][1]
Parent peak	Bürglen
Isolation	6.9 km (4.3 mi)[b][1]
Coordinates	47°20′58″N 8°29′29″E
Naming
Native name	Uetliberg (German)
Pronunciation	ˈyɛtlibɛrɡ
Geography
Location in Switzerland
Location	Zurich, Switzerland
Parent range	Albis
Topo map	Swisstopo
Climbing
Easiest route	Uetliberg railway

Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

At the summit, there is the Hotel Uto Kulm, together with two towers. One of these is a look-out tower (access costs CHF 2,^[7] rebuilt 1990), whilst the other is the 186 m (610 ft) tall Uetliberg TV-tower (rebuilt 1990).

Transport

The summit is accessible year-round by train from Zurich. Uetliberg railway station lies some 812 m (2,664 ft) from, and 68 m (223 ft) below, the summit of the Uetliberg. It is the upper terminus of the Uetliberg line from Zurich Central Station (Zürich HB), which is operated by Zurich S-Bahn service S10. Trains usually run every half-hour, taking 20 minutes. At Zürich HB, trains depart from the subsurface Zürich HB SZU station.

Hiking and biking

There are numerous walking paths leading up to the top from Albisgüetli, Zürich Triemli or Albisrieden, with frequent water fountains and camping spots. Uetliberg also has a downhill mountain bike track which starts in the camping area at the top of the mountain and finishes next to Triemli railway station, also served by the S10. A panoramic footpath leads along the crest of the Albis ridge to Felsenegg, from where the Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car connects to Adliswil and the S4 S-Bahn service in the valley below.

Name

The Uetliberg gives its name to the Zurich-based Uto section of the Swiss Alpine Club, and hence to the Uto Peak in the Selkirk Mountains of Canada, which was first climbed by members of the Uto section.^[8][9]

Gallery

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  Uetliberg look-out tower.
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  Uetliberg TV-tower.
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  Uto Kulm (Top of Zurich) with observation and TV-tower.
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  Panoramic composite image of the Swiss Alps from the top of the Uetliberg (facing south).
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  View from the Uetliberg of Zurich, looking east
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  Panoramic view from the top of the observation tower next to the Uto Kulm hotel.
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  Aerial view 1990
• 
  Uetliberg over a sea of clouds as seen from Felsenegg

See also

• Oppidum Uetliberg
• List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport

Notes

1. The key col is located north of Balderen at 727 metres (2,385 ft).
2. The nearest point of higher elevation is northwest of the Langnauer Berg.
3. The spelling used by Swisstopo is Uetliberg and defines the official naming. Historically also Ütliberg, Utliberg, Uto,^[2] or ütliberg am Albiß^[3]
4. The name is derived from that of the castle formerly near the summit, recorded in 1210 as Uotelenburg (destroyed in 1268). The name of the castle is in turn from an Alemannic personal name in Uotal-; the possible connection to Odilo, count of Thurgau between 709 and 736, is a suggestion of Josef Siegwart.^[4]