Panorama lift (Melchsee-Frutt)

Panorama lift (Melchsee-Frutt)
Basic data
Place:	Melchsee-Frutt
Canton:	Obwalden
Country:	Switzerland
Altitude :	1920  m
Coordinates: 46 ° 46 ′ 27.2 "  N , 8 ° 16 ′ 24.9"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred and sixty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight  /  180 679
Use:	Elevator system and observation tower
Accessibility:	Observation tower open to the public
Tower data
Construction time :	2011
Building material :	Steel and glass
Total height :	36  m
Viewing platform:	32  m
Position map
Panorama lift (Melchsee-Frutt)

The panorama lift on Melchsee-Frutt in the canton of Obwalden is a lift system and a lookout tower .

history

The elevator is located on the Frutt, at the so-called “Old Stollen” and was opened in 2011. It transports hikers and skiers coming from Distelboden to and from their accommodation in the Oberen Frutt. The elevator has a capacity of 485 people per hour and operates free of charge around the clock. The manufacturer of the system is Schindler Aufzüge AG. A maximum of 21 people can be accommodated in the elevator cabin. The permissible total weight is 1600 kg. The viewing platform offers an overview of the Melchsee and the Obwalden mountain landscape there.

literature

• Kurt Zumbrunn: Melchsee-Frutt over the years. Grischa Verlag, Thusis 2015, ISBN 978-3-906120-21-8 .

Web links

Commons : Panoramalift  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Melchsee-Frutt sports railways

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Luzerner Zeitung: Biggest candle in the world on Melchsee-Frutt from December 2, 2011, accessed on October 7, 2018

Melchsee-Frutt 2018