List of the highest mountains in Germany

Location of the highest main peaks

The list of the highest mountains in Germany includes the highest peaks in Germany . All of these mountains are located in the state of Bavaria . Within the Alps , they are in the Eastern Alps and are part of the Northern Limestone Alps . Most of them belong to the Wetterstein , Berchtesgaden and Allgäu Alps mountain groups .

Since the definition of a mountain is not generally applicable, a distinction is made between main peaks and other peaks. Side summits are not listed. In the Alps, according to the UIAA definition , a summit is considered independent from a notch height of 30 meters. In order to classify a summit as an independent mountain, minimum notch heights of 100 m or (according to other sources) of 300 meters are specified. According to the last definition, only the main peaks of entire mountain ranges are counted. All elevations below a notch height of 30 meters are considered secondary peaks.

The highest main peaks in Germany are Zugspitze (2,962 m), Hochwanner (2,744 m) and Watzmann-Mittelspitze (2,713 m). If one evaluates all the independent peaks, after the Zugspitze the snowernerkopf (2,875 m) and the middle weather peak (2,747 m) follow in places two and three. However, both are part of the Zugspitze massif and are relatively close to the Zugspitze summit.

The highest main peak, which stands entirely on German territory, is the Watzmann-Mittelspitze at 2,713 meters, as well as the Hochkalter (2,607 m), the Great Thumb (2,280 m) and the Höfats (2,259 m). The Mittlere Höllentalspitze (2,742 m) and the Hochblassen (2,703 m) are also completely on German territory, but with much less independence .

A large part of the peaks was verifiably climbed in the 19th century, Watzmann-Mittelspitze and Hoher Göll for example as early as 1800. The Zugspitze was officially climbed for the first time in 1820. However, there are suspicions about many peaks that they were climbed by unknowns in earlier times.

Since the borders of Germany have changed many times over the course of history, there have been various “highest mountains” in the past. During the colonial period up to 1918, the Kibo in the Kilimanjaro massif (at the time "Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze") in the colony of German East Africa , which was climbed for the first time in 1889, was officially the highest mountain in the German Empire at 5,895 m . In the Greater German Reich from 1938 to 1945 this title was given to the Grossglockner , which at 3,798 m is today the highest mountain in Austria. The highest mountain in the GDR was the Fichtelberg (1,215 m).

Legend

• Rank : Rank that the summit has among the highest mountains in Germany.
• Image : Image of the mountain
• Summit : name of the summit
• Height : Height of the mountain in meters
• Mountains : Mountains in which the mountain is located.
• Solid : (only Table 1) Indicates the solid affiliation. If the massif is named after a linked main summit, there is no link here.
• Location : (only Table 2) DE = mountain lies entirely on German territory; DE / AT = mountain lies in the area of ​​the border between Germany and Austria , but the German territory extends at least to the summit.
• Dominance : The dominance describes the radius of the area that the mountain towers over. Specified in kilometers with reference point.
• Schartenhöhe : The notch height is the difference in height between the summit height and the highest notch , up to which you have to descend at least in order to reach a higher peak. Specified in meters with reference point.
• First ascent / first ascent : Names of the first ascent with date. Empty field means that the first person to climb or the date can no longer be traced.

There may be differences to other metric data. In the tables, the German height reference system normal height zero and data from the Bavarian Surveying Administration are used.

The highest peaks

The table lists the 30 highest independent peaks in Germany. A summit needs a notch height of over 30 meters to be considered independent.

rank	image	summit	Height (m)	Mountains	Solid	Dominance (km)	Notch height (m)	First ascent
1		Zugspitze	2,962	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	24.6 Acherkogel	1.746 Fernpass	08/27/1820 Josef Naus , Johann Georg Tauschl , Messgehilfe Maier 1
2		Schneeernerkopf	2,874	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	1.7 Zugspitze	175 Schneeernerscharte	1871 Hermann von Barth
3		Medium weather peak	2,750	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	0.6 Schneeernerkopf	67 Notch to the Schneefernerkopf
4th		Hochwanner	2,744	Wetterstein Mountains	Hochwanner	5.5 Zugspitze	701 Feldernjöchl	1870 Hermann von Barth
5		Middle Höllentalspitze	2,743	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	1.6 Zugspitze	116 Notch the Jubiläumsgrat to the Zugspitze	1871 Hermann von Barth
6th		Inner Höllentalspitze	2,741	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	0.6 Middle Höllentalspitze	90 Notch to the Mittlerer Höllentalspitze	09.09.1871 Hermann von Barth
7th		Outer Höllentalspitze	2,720	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	0.6 Middle Höllentalspitze	35 3 Notch to the Mittlerer Höllentalspitze	1871 Hermann von Barth
8th		Watzmann central point	2,713	Berchtesgaden Alps	Watzmann	15.9 high ropes	939 Trischübel Pass	Aug. 1800 Valentin Stanič
9		Watzmann southern tip	2.712	Berchtesgaden Alps	Watzmann	0.8 Watzmann central point	110 3 Watzmanngrat notch	1832 Peter Carl Thurwieser
10		High pale	2,703	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	1.1 Outer Höllentalspitze	143 Wrong Grießkarscharte	August 25, 1871 Hermann von Barth , Peter Klaisl
11		Wetterwandeck	2,698	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	0.5 Southern weather peak	30 Notch to the eastern weather tip	1874 Hermann von Barth
12		Leutasch three-goal tip	2,682	Wetterstein Mountains	Three-goal spike	5.2 Hochwanner	346 Western Wangscharte	August 7th, 1871 Hermann von Barth
13		Eastern Plattspitze	2,680	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	1.1 Wetterwandeck	204 weather gap	1871 Hermann von Barth
14th		Hinterreintalschrofen	2,669	Wetterstein Mountains	Hochwanner	1.5 Hochwanner	109 Notch from Teufelsgrat to Hochwanner	09/01/1871 Hermann von Barth
15th		Terry lace	2,649	Allgäu Alps	High light	2.2 High light	203 Socktalscharte	June 16, 1869 Hermann von Barth
16		Girl fork	2,645	Allgäu Alps	High light	0.4 high terry tip	81 Notch to Hochfrottspitze	1852 Oskar Sendtner 4
17th		Partenkirchner Dreitorspitze	2,633	Wetterstein Mountains	Three-goal spike	0.5 Leutasch three-goal tip	100 3 Notch to the Leutascher Dreitorspitze	July 20, 1854 Jakob Grasegger , Karl Kiendl
18th		Alpspitze	2,628	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	0.8 high pale	165 Grießkarscharte	1825 J. Burger
19th		Vollkarspitze	2,618	Wetterstein Mountains	Zugspitze	0.5 high pale	40 3 Notch to the Höllentalspitzen	1897 Ferdinand Henning 2
20th		Bockkarkopf	2,609	Allgäu Alps	High light	0.6 high terry tip	106 Bockkarscharte
21st		Hochkalter	2,607	Berchtesgaden Alps	Hochkalter	4.5 Watzmann	621 Wimbachscharte
22nd		Northeastern Dreitorspitze	2,605	Wetterstein Mountains	Three-goal spike	0.2 three-goal point	40 3 Notch to the Dreitorspitze
23		Beaver head	2,599	Allgäu Alps	Beaver head	3.5 High light	337 Large stone notch	1853 5
24		Trettachspitze	2,595	Allgäu Alps	High light	0.4 girls fork	145 Notch to the girls fork	Aug. 1855 Urban , Alois and Mathias Jochum
25th		Great dog death	2,593	Berchtesgaden Alps	Great dog death	4.5 Watzmann	474 Dießbachscharte	1825 Karl Thurwieser
26th		Hochvogel	2,592	Allgäu Alps	Hochvogel	5.4 Urbeleskarspitze	572 Hornbachjoch	1832 Trobitus
27		Funtenseetauern	2,578	Berchtesgaden Alps	Selbhorn	4 Selbhorn	220 Hochbrunnsulzen	Around 1865 Johann Grill , Albert Kaindl
28		Opener tip	2,576	Allgäu Alps	Big toad head	0.7 large toad head	137 Notch to the Großer Krottenkopf	1854 5
29		Schüsselkarspitze	2,551	Wetterstein Mountains	Three-goal spike	0.3 Leutasch three-goal tip	60 3 Notch to the Leutascher Dreitorspitze	1894 Heinrich Moser, Oscar Schuster
30th		Krottenspitze	2,551	Allgäu Alps	Big toad head	0.3 opener tip	78 Notch to Öfnerspitze

¹First ascent by name. Historical maps from the 18th century suggest that the Zugspitze was climbed before 1770.

²Year of the first overall crossing of the anniversary ridge

³Exact value not known, as an altitude mark is missing. Estimation was based on contour lines from a topographic map .

^4thFirst ascent by name. An ascent is also possible as part of surveying work in 1818 or work by a border commission in 1835

⁵ As part of a survey

The highest main peaks

The table shows the 21 highest main peaks in Germany. A mountain is classified as the main peak of a massif if its notch height is more than 300 meters.

rank	image	summit	Height (m)	Mountains	location	Dominance (km)	Notch height (m)	First climber	at the
1		Zugspitze	2,962	Wetterstein Mountains	DE / AT	24.6 Acherkogel	1.746 Fernpass	Josef Naus , Johann Georg Tauschl , measurement assistant Maier 1	08/27/1820
2		Hochwanner	2,744	Wetterstein Mountains	DE / AT	5.5 Zugspitze	701 Feldernjöchl	Hermann von Barth	1870
3		Watzmann central point	2,713	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE	15.9 high ropes	939 Trischübel Pass	Valentin Stanič	Aug. 1800
4th		Leutasch three-goal tip	2,682	Wetterstein Mountains	DE / AT	5.2 Hochwanner	346 Western Wangscharte	Hermann von Barth	08/07/1871
5		Hochkalter	2,607	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE	4.5 Watzmann	621 Wimbachscharte	Bishop Prince Schwarzenberg and Leader Gemminger	1830
6th		Beaver head	2,599	Allgäu Alps	DE / AT	3.5 High light	337 Large stone notch		1853 2
7th		Great dog death	2,593	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE / AT	4.5 Watzmann	474 Dießbachscharte	Karl Thurwieser	1825
8th		Hochvogel	2,592	Allgäu Alps	DE / AT	5.4 Urbeleskarspitze	572 Hornbachjoch	Trobitus	1832
9		Eastern Karwendelspitze	2,538	Karwendel	DE / AT	3.5 Middle Ödkarspitze	736 Hochalmsattel	Hermann von Barth	07/04/1870
10		Hocheisspitze	2,523	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE / AT	3 high cold	410 Sittersbachscharte	Hermann von Barth	09/06/1868
11		High Göll	2,522	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE / AT	11.4 Watzmann	788 Torrener Joch	Valentin Stanič	04.09.1800
12		Hochkarspitze	2,482	Karwendel	DE / AT	4.2 Pleisenspitze	661 Bäralpsattel	Hermann von Barth	1870
13		Great devil horn	2,361	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE / AT	3.8 horn	339 Blühnbachtörl
14th		Kahlersberg	2,350	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE / AT	4.8 Great devil's horn	335 3 East of the rear bear pit	F. v. Schilcher , G. Helblehen	1854
15th		Stadelhorn	2,286	Berchtesgaden Alps	DE / AT	5.2 water wall head	1,133 Hirschbichl Pass	Karl Thurwieser	1825
16		Big thumb	2,280	Allgäu Alps	DE	6.4 Kesselspitz	354 Notch between Zeiger & Großes Seekopf
17th		Höfats	2,258	Allgäu Alps	DE	2.7 Little savage	478 Älplesattel	Otto Sendtner	1848
18th		Soiernspitze	2,257	Karwendel	DE	3.8 Wörner	833 West of the Vereiner Alm
19th		High Ifen	2,229	Allgäu Alps	DE / AT	7.5 Small Aries Stone	476 straight saddle
20th		Great Arnspitze	2,196	Wetterstein Mountains	DE / AT	3.9 Upper Wettersteinspitze	1.003 northwest of Neuleutasch
21st		Cross point	2,185	Ammergau Alps	DE	10.6 Daniel	1,182 Upper Schellbach Valley

• ¹ First ascent by name. Historical maps from the 18th century suggest that the Zugspitze was climbed before 1770.
• ² As part of a survey
• ³ Exact value not known as an altitude mark is missing. Estimation was based on contour lines from a topographic map .

More lists from Bergen

• List of the highest mountains in the German states
• List of mountains and ridges in Germany
• List of the most dominant mountains in Germany
• Highest mountain

literature

• DAV map : 4/3 Wetterstein and Mieminger Mountains, Eastern Leaf (1: 25,000). 2005
• DAV card: 5/1 Karwendel, western sheet (1: 25,000). 2005
• DAV card: 5/2 Karwendel, medium sheet (1: 25,000). 2000
• DAV card: 10/1 Steinernes Meer (1: 25,000). 2006
• Kompass hiking, biking and ski tour map: Sheet 3 Allgäu Alps, Kleinwalsertal (1: 50,000). Compass maps, Innsbruck 2005, ISBN 978-3-85491-005-3
• Kompass hiking, bike and ski tour map: Sheet 03 Oberstdorf, Kleinwalsertal (1: 25,000). Compass maps, Innsbruck 2009, ISBN 978-3-85491-231-6
• Kompass hiking, biking and ski touring map: Sheet 25 Zugspitze, Mieminger chain (1: 50,000). Compass maps, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-85491-026-8

Web links

• Bayern-Viewer : Online maps for the state of Bavaria

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The four thousand meter peaks of the Alps - Official UIAA directory. (PDF; 648 kB) In: UIAA Bulletin. UIAA , accessed May 7, 2009 (No. 145, March 1994). 
2. ^ Bavarian Surveying Administration : Bayernviewer. Bavarian State Government, accessed on May 19, 2009 . 
3. ↑ About adventurers and mountain pioneers. (No longer available online.) Allgaeuer-anzeigeblatt.de, 2005, archived from the original on July 18, 2011 ; Retrieved May 6, 2009 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} DAV: Historical Zugspitz map from around 1770 discovered. bergleben.de, September 20, 2006, accessed on July 21, 2015 . 

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