The Stanserhorn is a mountain in Switzerland , located in the canton of Nidwalden near the border with Obwalden , with the peak at 1,898 metres (6,227 ft) above sea level.

It is a popular tourist destination, which can be reached from the adjacent town of Stans by a funicular railway and cable car, or via walking routes from Stans or Dallenwil .

The first public transport route to the peak was started in 1891 and completed in 1893, a three section funicular railway. The builders were the business partners Franz Josef Bucher-Durrer and Josef Durrer-Gasser.

The first section started from Stans town, through the low pastures above the town and over three level crossings, to an intermediate station at Kälti (also sometimes spelt Chälti). The second section continued through forest to another intermediate station at Bluematt (also sometimes spelled Blumatt), then the third section crossed the high pastures and the exposed slope leading up to the summit station and hotel.