Matterhorn — Swiss Alps Blue Hour
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The Matterhorn photographed from Zermatt at blue hour — the pyramid peak reflected in the Stellisee alpine lake in a near-perfect mirror image, the sky in transition between post-sunset warmth and deep night blue.
Description
The Matterhorn’s four near-perfect triangular faces rising 4,478 metres above Zermatt make it the most recognisable mountain silhouette in the world. The Stellisee, a small alpine lake at 2,537 metres above sea level on the Sunnegga plateau accessible by underground funicular, provides a mirror reflection of the peak that is one of landscape photography’s most sought-after images. This photograph was made at blue hour — 35 minutes after sunset — when the sky transitions from the warm colours of the post-sunset glow to the deep blue of the astronomical twilight, and the mountain and sky colours are balanced such that the reflection quality is maximised. The complete absence of wind on the lake surface — a condition that persists for perhaps 30 minutes on calm autumn evenings — created the near-perfect mirror surface. The last warmth of the post-sunset glow is still visible on the Matterhorn’s south-facing pyramid face.
