The Bürgenstock (German pronunciation: [ˈbʏʁɡn̩ʃtɔk]) is a mountain in Switzerland with an elevation of 1,128 m (3,701 ft)[1] above sea level, situated beside Lake Lucerne.

For this purpose, it chose the already existing geographical name of Bürgenstock, also documented in 1836 by Aloys Businger in his book “Der Kanton Unterwalden”.

[11] Around 1900, the designation Bürgenstock established itself as a general colloquial term for the entire mountain ridge, from Stansstad in the West to "Untere Nase" in the East.

[12] In the Swiss maps of our days, the name Bürgenstock designates the mountain ridge – with the term Hammetschwand as an alternative – as well as the location of the hotel and residential complex.

[14] Today, the residential streets of the valley communities Stansstad and Ennetbürgen, connecting the entire mountain ridge, carry the name Bürgenstockstrasse.

A part of the northern steep drop into the lake is an exclave of the city of Lucerne and is called Bürgenberg (aka citizen's mountain).

Above this, there is a transgression of Assilina Greensand and Nummulitic limestone of Lutetian age, which is found mainly on the southern downward slope with its gentler incline.

Beside several hotels, it includes Europe's tallest outdoor lift, the Hammetschwand Lift, which connects the scenic cliff path with the Hammetschwand vantage point, the Bürgenstock Funicular, which since 1888 has taken passengers from a steam boat pier on Lake Lucerne up to the hotels, and the Bürgenstock Chapel from 1897, made famous in 1954 when actors Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer were married there.