The Stripsenkopf is a mountain

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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 s ...

range of the

Northern Limestone Alps The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. ...

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. It belongs to the ''Zahmer Kaiser'' group and its summit is covered in

mountain pine ''Pinus mugo'', known as bog pine, creeping pine, dwarf mountain pine, mugo pine, mountain pine, scrub mountain pine, or Swiss mountain pine, is a species of conifer, native to high elevation habitats from southwestern to Central Europe and Sou ...

Location

The Stripsenkopf rises immediately north of the

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

saddle, which separates the peak from the ''Wilder Kaiser''. Its unique location makes the Stripsenkopf a very popular destination with its commanding view of the rock faces on the

Karlspitzen The Karlspitzen is a twin-peaked mountain in the middle of the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria. The two peaks are the northern ''Hintere Karlspitze'' (2,281 m) and the southern ''Vordere Karlspitze'' (2,263 m) with i ...

and

Totenkirchl The Totenkirchl is mountain, 2,190 m high, in the Wilder Kaiser range in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria, east of Kufstein in Tyrol. The mountain is one of the most famous climbs in the Northern Limestone Alps with over 50 climbing ro ...

. From the Stripsenkopf a wide ridge runs northeast over to the ''Feldberg'' (1,814 m), a frequently used climbing path heading along it toward Griesenau. On the west side the Stripsenkopf falls away into 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 str ...

valley, its slopes covered in mountain pine and woods. To the southeast its steep flanks and gullies drop into the Kaiserbach valley.

Routes

Numerous signposted routes lead to the Stripsenkopf. As a rule they do not pose any problems and are therefore very frequently used. The normal route begins at the Griesner Alm (1,000 m) and leads via 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 ...

to the summit with its wooden pavilion after about 2.5 hours. Considerably longer is the route from

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 great ...

via the

Anton Karg Haus The Anton Karg Haus, formerly the Neue Hinterbärenbad Hut, is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Kufstein Section of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The hut is named after the co-founde ...

and the

Hans Berger Haus The Hans Berger Haus is a refuge hut belonging to the Kufstein section of the Austrian Friends of Nature, located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in Tyrol. The tenants run a well-known climbing school here. Location The hut is located at a height ...

to the Stripsenkopf in about 5 hours. In addition there is a climb from the Kohltal valley near

Schwendt Schwendt is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 17 km north of Kitzbühel and 6 km below Kössen Kössen is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in the Austrian state of Tyrol loca ...

over the Tristecken and another route from Griesenau via the Scheibenbühelalm and the neighbouring Feldberg to the Stripsenkopf.

References

{{Reflist Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) One-thousanders of Austria Kaiser Mountains