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The best summits above the fog

On Monday 19 October 2026, the fog top is about 1,300 m and 7 summits rise above it into the sun.

Lists of sea-of-fog summits come out every autumn. This one is checked against today's forecast: the summits in the sun above the fog today come first, then the classic sea-of-fog spots.

  1. Titlis

    3,020 m, near Lucerne

    Glacier summit within day-trip reach of Lucerne

    Go 1,720 m above the fog Best 09:00–12:00

    2 h 07 from Zürich · 2 h 39 from Bern

  2. Pilatus

    2,073 m, near Lucerne

    Lucerne's dragon mountain and the Golden Round Trip

    Go 773 m above the fog Best 10:00–13:00

    1 h 57 from Zürich · 2 h 28 from Bern

  3. Stanserhorn

    1,898 m, near Lucerne

    Open-top double-deck cable car above Lake Lucerne

    Go 598 m above the fog Best 11:00–14:00

    1 h 44 from Zürich · 2 h 16 from Bern

  4. Rigi Kulm

    1,797 m, near Lucerne

    Queen of the Mountains, easy and open all year

    Go 497 m above the fog Best 13:00–16:00

    1 h 29 from Zürich · 2 h 56 from Bern

  5. Hoher Kasten

    1,794 m, near St. Gallen

    A revolving restaurant above the Rhine Valley, Lake Constance and the Säntis

    Go 494 m above the fog Best 10:00–13:00

    2 h 22 from Zürich · 3 h 57 from Bern

  6. Feldberg

    1,450 m, near Freiburg im Breisgau

    The Black Forest's highest summit, with the Alps on the horizon on clear days

    Go 150 m above the fog Best 13:00–16:00

    3 h 06 from Zürich · 3 h 38 from Bern

  7. Belchen

    1,356 m, near Freiburg im Breisgau

    A bare summit above the Rhine plain, with the Vosges and the Alps in view

    Go 56 m above the fog Best 12:00–15:00

    2 h 16 from Zürich · 2 h 48 from Bern

  8. Niesen

    2,362 m, near Interlaken

    The pyramid above Lake Thun, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau across the water

    Go Classic sea-of-fog spotBest 13:00–16:00

    2 h 56 from Zürich · 1 h 21 from Bern

  9. Weissenstein

    1,284 m, near Solothurn

    The Jura balcony above the sea of fog, with the Alps from Säntis to Mont Blanc

    Wait Classic sea-of-fog spotBest 14:00–17:00

    1 h 33 from Zürich · 1 h 27 from Bern

  10. Säntis

    2,502 m, near St. Gallen

    Six-country view from the highest peak in the Alpstein

    Closed Classic sea-of-fog spot

    1 h 54 from Zürich · 3 h 33 from Bern

  11. Schilthorn

    2,970 m, near Interlaken

    Revolving summit restaurant facing Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau

    Go Best 11:00–14:00

    3 h 41 from Zürich · 2 h 11 from Bern

  12. Gornergrat

    3,089 m, near Zermatt

    Matterhorn panorama with 29 peaks above 4,000 m

    Go Best 10:00–13:00

    4 h 37 from Zürich · 3 h 02 from Bern

  13. Männlichen

    2,229 m, near Interlaken

    Start of the easy panorama trail to Kleine Scheidegg

    Go Best 11:00–14:00

    3 h 26 from Zürich · 1 h 56 from Bern

  14. First

    2,166 m, near Interlaken

    Cliff Walk, adventure rides and the hike to Bachalpsee

    Go Best 11:00–14:00

    3 h 44 from Zürich · 2 h 12 from Bern

  15. Schynige Platte

    1,967 m, near Interlaken

    Vintage train, alpine garden and views over both lakes

    Go Best 11:00–14:00

    3 h 45 from Zürich · 2 h 13 from Bern

  16. Stoos and Fronalpstock

    1,922 m, near Lucerne

    World's steepest funicular and a view over ten lakes

    Go Best 10:00–13:00

    2 h 10 from Zürich · 3 h 37 from Bern

  17. Rochers-de-Naye

    2,042 m, near Montreux

    Lake Geneva's balcony, by cog railway from Montreux station

    Go Best 10:00–13:00

    3 h 53 from Zürich · 2 h 48 from Bern

  18. Moléson

    2,002 m, near Bulle

    Gruyère's own summit, with a 360° view from Mont Blanc to the Jura

    Go Best 10:00–13:00

    3 h 43 from Zürich · 2 h 06 from Bern

  19. Nebelhorn

    2,224 m, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen

    Some 400 peaks from the Allgäu summit, from the Zugspitze to the Säntis

    Go Best 09:00–12:00

  20. Zugspitze

    2,962 m, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen

    Germany's highest summit, with views into four countries

    Go Best 09:00–12:00

  21. Brienzer Rothorn

    2,244 m, near Interlaken

    A steam train up to Lake Brienz's turquoise water and some 690 Alpine peaks

    Go Best 10:00–13:00

    2 h 17 from Zürich · 1 h 51 from Bern

  22. Harder Kulm

    1,322 m, near Interlaken

    Interlaken's balcony, ten minutes from town

    Wait Best 13:00–16:00

    3 h 10 from Zürich · 1 h 43 from Bern

  23. Jungfraujoch

    3,454 m, near Interlaken

    Europe's highest railway station, glacier views to the Aletsch

    Wait Best 11:00–14:00

    4 h 07 from Zürich · 2 h 37 from Bern

  24. Monte Generoso

    1,704 m, near Lugano

    Mario Botta's Fiore di pietra above the Po plain

    Wait Best 12:00–15:00

    3 h 10 from Zürich · 4 h 15 from Bern

  25. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise

    3,883 m, near Zermatt

    Highest cable car station in Europe, glacier and summer skiing

    Wait Best 14:00–17:00

    5 h 11 from Zürich · 3 h 26 from Bern

  26. Monte San Salvatore

    912 m, near Lugano

    Lugano's sugarloaf, 12 minutes from the lakefront

    Wait Best 14:00–17:00

    2 h 37 from Zürich · 3 h 42 from Bern

  27. Cardada and Cimetta

    1,671 m, near Locarno

    Lake Maggiore and Monte Rosa, Switzerland's lowest and highest points in one view

    Skip

    2 h 46 from Zürich · 3 h 51 from Bern

  28. Glacier 3000

    2,971 m, near Montreux

    Peak Walk suspension bridge between two summits

    Closed

    3 h 25 from Zürich · 1 h 53 from Bern

Updated 19 Oct, 17:22. Forecast: MeteoSwiss ICON-CH models.