Kreuzkopf (Ammergau Alps)
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 Kreuzkopf with Kuhkarjoch (photographed from the Ochsenälpeleskopf ) |
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| height |
1909 m above sea level NN 1910 u m. A. |
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| location | Bavaria / Tyrol border | |
| Mountains | Ammergau Alps | |
| Dominance | 2.92 km → Hoher Straussberg | |
| Notch height | 479 m ↓ Jägeralpe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 '12 " N , 10 ° 48' 46" E | |
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| Normal way | Ammerwaldhotel - Schützensteig - Ammerwaldsattel - Hirschwängalm - Kuhkarjoch - Kreuzkopf | |
 Kreuzkopf (left) and Ochsenälpeleskopf (photographed from Ammerwaldstraße) |
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The Kreuzkopf is a mountain on the German-Austrian border in the Ammergau Alps ( northern Limestone Alps ).
geography
The height of the summit is 1910 m above sea level. A. to Austrian and 1909 m above sea level. NN according to German measurements. It can be climbed from both Austria and Germany. From the summit you have a comprehensive view of the Säuling , the Hohen Straussberg and the Zugspitze massif . Another neighboring peak in the north is the Ochsenälpeleskopf (1905 m), which can be reached directly via the Kuhkarjoch .
In 2003, a fragment of the Neuschwanstein meteorite , which fell on April 6, 2002, was found in Kalbelekar , southeast of the summit .
ways
The easiest way to the Kreuzkopf leads via the Ammerwaldhotel and the Schützensteig to the Ammerwaldsattel. From there a hiking trail leads over the Hirschwängalm and the Kuhkarjoch to the summit. The last part of the way is exposed and steep.
Literature and map
- ADAC Wander & RadKarte sheet 55: Füssen, halch, Schwangau, western Ammer Mountains , hiking map 1: 30,000
- Compass (No. 4): Füssen, Ausserfern , hiking map 1: 50,000
