The Stripsenjoch is a small mountain pass (German: ''Joch'' or ''Pass'') in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

with a height of , which forms a bridge between the mountain ridges of the ''Zahmer Kaiser'' and the ''Wilder Kaiser'', the two halves of the

Kaisergebirge The Kaiser Mountains (german: Kaisergebirge, meaning ''Emperor Mountains'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. Its main ridges – are the Zahmer Kaiser and south of it the Wilder Kaiser. The mountains are ...

. In addition it marks the watershed between the

Kaisertal The Kaisertal (formerly ''Sparchental'') is a striking mountain valley between the mountain chains of the Zahmer and Wilder Kaiser in Austria's Kaisergebirge range in the Tyrol. In the ravine (''Sparchenklamm'') on the valley floor flows the s ...

in the west (towards

Kufstein Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The gr ...

) and the Kaiserbach valley in the east. It derives its name from the neighbouring peak of the Stripsenkopf (1807 m). At the same time the Stripsenkopf is the local mountain (''

Hausberg {{italic title ''Hausberg'' (lit.: "house mountain", plural: ''Hausberge'') is German for a prominent mountain or hill in the immediate vicinity of a village, town or city, usually located on its municipal territory, but outside the built up are ...

'') for the

Stripsenjochhaus The Stripsenjochhaus is an Alpine club hut owned by the Kufstein branch of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Location The house lies on the Stripsenjoch which forms a bridge between the ...

, an

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 ...

belonging to the

Austrian Alpine Club The Austrian Alpine Club (german: Österreichischer Alpenverein) has about 573,000 members in 196 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 234 alpine huts in Austria and neighbour ...

(''Österreichischer Alpenverein''). The Stripsenjoch is most easily reached on foot by a ca. 1 hour walk from the Griesner Alm at 989 m. To avoid the toll road, the path may be taken directly from

Griesenau Kirchdorf in Tirol is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located north of Kitzbühel as well as north of Sankt Johann in Tirol at the Kitzbühler Ache. By area, Kirchdorf is the second largest municipalit ...

(727 m) and the walk takes around 3 hours. The walk from

(500 m) needs a good 4 hours.

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Mountain walk to the Stripsenjoch
{{Coord, 47, 34, 36, N, 12, 18, 38, E, type:mountain_elevation:1577_region:AT-7, display=title Mountain passes of the Alps Mountain passes of Tyrol (state) Kaiser Mountains

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