The Üetliberg is a mountain in the Swiss plateau

Swiss plateau

The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau constitutes one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface...

, part of the Albis

Albis

The Albis is a chain of hills in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, stretching for some 19 km from Sihlbrugg in the south to Waldegg near Zurich in the north. The chain forms, among others, the border between the Affoltern and Horgen districts. The best known point is Uetliberg at 870 m,...

 chain, rising to 873 m (2864 ft). The Uetliberg offers a panoramic view of the entire city of Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

 and the Lake of Zurich. There is also a hotel in the name of "Uto Kulm" on this small mountain. The two towers on the mountain are a look-out tower (rebuilt 1990) and the Uetliberg TV-tower

Uetliberg TV-tower

Uetliberg TV-tower is a 186.7 metre high freestanding concrete TV-Tower on Uetliberg near Zürich, Switzerland built in 1990. The tower is used for radio and TV transmission. It is owned by Swisscom and generally not accessible by the public.- External links :...

 (132 m, rebuilt 1968). The summit is easily accessible by train from Zurich.

Transportation

Uetliberg railway station

Uetliberg railway station

Uetliberg is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near to the summit of the Üetliberg mountain. The station is the terminus of line S10 of the Zürich S-Bahn, otherwise known as the Uetlibergbahn, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn .The station dates back to 1875, when the...

 is the terminal station of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S10

S10 (ZVV)

The S10 is a regional railway service in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It forms part of the Zurich S-Bahn on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network.- Route :...

 (Uetlibergbahn). Its train station is a 20 minute ride from the Zürich Hauptbahnhof.