Mount Pilatus (
German:
Pilatus) is a
mountain overlooking
Lucerne in
Central Switzerland. It is composed of several summits of which the highest (2,128 m) is named
Tomlishorn. Another summit named
Esel (2,119 m) lies just over the railway station. Jurisdiction over the massif is divided between the cantons of
Obwalden,
Nidwalden, and
Lucerne. The main peaks are right on the border between Obwalden and Nidwalden.