Älpelekopf is a mountain with an elevation of 1,606 m (5,269 ft) in the Alps. Älpelekopf has a secondary peak situated on a ridge which runs southwest from

Riffenkopf Riffenkopf is a 1,748 m high mountain in the Allgäu Alps in Bavaria, Germany. The peak is located on the ridge that extends from Höfats The Höfats is a 2,259 m high mountain in the Allgäu Alps. Located near Oberstdorf, it separates the ...

to Schrofen at which point the ridge falls off steeply. The ridges connecting

Hahnenkopf Hahnenkopf is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state ...

and Wannenkopf form a ring around the valley ''Gerstruber Älpeles''. This valley has a deserted cabin and was formerly used as a pastoral area. There's a second cabin to the north, called ''Lugenalpe'' which is in current use. There is no marked path up to the summit. It can be summited via ''Gerstruber Älpele'', but the trail requires technical experience. Älpelekopf is not a typical tourist destination.

References

* Thaddäus Steiner: ''Allgäuer Bergnamen'', Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2007, * Thaddäus Steiner: ''Die Flurnamen der Gemeinde Oberstdorf im Allgäu'', München, Selbstverlag des Verbandes für Flurnamenforschung in Bayern, 1972 * Zettler/Groth: ''Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen''.

Bergverlag Rudolf Rother Bergverlag Rother is a German publisher with its headquarters in Oberhaching, Upper Bavaria. Since 1950 the company, that formerly went under the name of ''Bergverlag Rudolf Rother'', has published the Alpine Club Guides in cooperation with the Ge ...

, München 1984. Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Bavaria {{Bavaria-geo-stub