Klimsenhorn Chapel on Mount Pilatus, Gothic chapel at Mount Pilatus, Switzerland

Klimsenhorn Chapel sits at 1864 meters (6115 feet) on Mount Pilatus and displays Gothic features such as pillars and ridge turrets typical of mendicant churches. The small structure is tightly integrated into the steep mountain terrain.

Kaspar Blättler, a businessman from Hergiswil, built the Hotel Klimsenhorn between 1856 and 1860; its separate neo-Gothic chapel was consecrated in 1861 as the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Tabor. After the hotel was demolished in 1967, the chapel survived and served as a shelter for mountaineers. Restoration began in summer 1974 under conservationist Alois Hediger, and the chapel was re-consecrated on 7 September 1975.

The chapel was consecrated in 1861 as the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Tabor, and Richard Wagner and Queen Victoria were among the guests at the adjoining Hotel Klimsenhorn. Since 1975 the Stiftung Kapelle Klimsenhorn has maintained the building, and Abbot Berchtold Müller re-consecrated it on 8 August 2004.

The chapel is accessible via hiking trails or gondola rides, with spring and summer offering the most favorable conditions. Mountain weather is unpredictable here, so warm clothing and sturdy footwear are essential.

The chapel was consecrated in 1861 as the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Tabor, a deliberate reference to the biblical mountain. After the hotel closed in 1967 it served only as a shelter for mountaineers until conservationist Alois Hediger pushed for its restoration from summer 1974. Abbot Berchtold Müller re-consecrated it on 8 August 2004.