Sonnenkopf (Allgäu Alps)

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Sun head
Heidelbeerkopf (1767 m) and Sonnenkopf

Heidelbeerkopf (1767 m) and Sonnenkopf

height 1712  m
location Bavaria , Germany
Mountains Thumb group , Allgäu Alps
Dominance 0.3 km →  Heidelbeerkopf
Notch height 32 m ↓  notch to the blueberry head
Coordinates 47 ° 27 '32 "  N , 10 ° 19' 48"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '32 "  N , 10 ° 19' 48"  E
Sonnenkopf (Allgäu Alps) (Bavaria)
Sonnenkopf (Allgäu Alps)
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The Sonnenkopf is a 1712 meter high mountain near Sonthofen in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps . It is part of the Sonnenkopf group, which runs parallel in a north-south direction to the higher Großer Thumb mountain range, which is located to the east. The notch height of the Sonnenkopf is at least 32 meters, its dominance 300 meters, with the Heidelbeerkopf being the reference mountain. The sun's head consists mainly of flysch .

The summit is a popular destination for hikers in summer, and numerous ski tourers visit it in winter . There is a summit cross and a summit book . The ascent of the Sonnenkopf summit usually takes place from Hinang, Hochweiler and Altstädten.

Web links

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Remarks

  1. Exact value not known, stated value is a minimum value (can be up to 19 meters higher). It was determined from the distance between the contour lines (20 meters in altitude ) on a topographic map ( scale 1: 25,000).