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The Krottenkopf (), , is a peak in the
Ester Mountains The Ester MountainsBourne, Grant and Körner-Bourne, Sabine (2007). ''Walking in the Bavarian Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p.8 and 115-168. . (german: Estergebirge) are a small mountain range in Bavaria. They are classified either as par ...
and the highest mountain in the
Bavarian Prealps The Bavarian Prealps (german: Bayerische Voralpen) are a mountain range within the Northern Limestone Alps in south Germany. They include the Bavarian Prealp region between the river Loisach to the west and the river Inn to the east; the range is a ...
. It lies within the Bavarian district of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...
.


Location and climbing options

It lies in the westernmost part of the Bavarian Prealps in the
Ester Mountains The Ester MountainsBourne, Grant and Körner-Bourne, Sabine (2007). ''Walking in the Bavarian Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p.8 and 115-168. . (german: Estergebirge) are a small mountain range in Bavaria. They are classified either as par ...
near the town of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...
. Immediately below and a half an hour from the summit is the Weilheimer Hut (), the highest
Alpine Club hut Alpine club huts (german: Alpenvereinshütten) or simply club huts (''Clubhütten'') form the majority of the over 1,300 mountain huts in the Alps and are maintained by branches, or sections, of the various Alpine clubs. Although the usual English ...
in the Bavarian Prealps. There are four climbing options: * From
Oberau Oberau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location Oberau is located at the Loisach in the so-called "Zugspitzland". The distance between the village center and Garmisch-Partenkirchen ...
a very steep climb, the ''Oberauer Steig'', follows narrow mountain paths via the ''Frickenboden'' and later runs past the Bischof mountain, which is also over 2,000 metres high, but less well known. This climb requires about 4 hours. * From Klais another path runs via the ''Krüner Alm'' () and the Michelfeld * From Garmisch-Partenkirchen and
Farchant Farchant is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. Transport The district has a railway station, , on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway The Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway is a single tr ...
the route goes via the ''Esterbergalm'' taking about 4½ hours to reach the top of the Krottenkopf. * In addition, there is the even longer climb from
Eschenlohe Eschenlohe is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, on the Loisach River. Transport The district has a railway station, , on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway The Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen r ...
past the
Hohe Kisten The Hohe Kisten is a mountain, , in the Ester range in the Bavarian Prealps and lies north of the Krottenkopf – the main summit of the Ester range. The ''Hohe Kisten'' is a mountain with two distinct sides: a rocky northern side on which the s ...
to the summit.


Gallery

File:Krottenkopf 2 1900.jpg, The Krottenkopf around 1900 File:Krottenkopf 1900.jpg, View from the Krottenkopf to the Kareck around 1900 File:Heimgartenhuette vom Gipfel.jpg, View from Heimgarten. Foreground: the Heimgarten Hut


See also

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List of mountains of the Alps This page tabulates only the most prominent mountains of the Alps, selected for having a topographic prominence of ''at least'' , and all of them exceeding in height. Although the list contains 537 summits, some significant alpine mountains ar ...
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List of Alpine peaks by prominence This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous p ...


References


External links


Tour description

Tour description in winter with photos

Annotated summit panorama from theKrottenkopf


via the Oberauer Steig incl. map and photos {{Authority control Two-thousanders of Germany Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Bavaria Bavarian Prealps Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)