The Stripsenkopf is a mountain Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen Österreich:
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'. in the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps in

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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. 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 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 to the summit with its wooden pavilion after about 2.5 hours. Considerably longer is the route from Kufstein via the Anton Karg Haus and the Hans Berger Haus 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