Krottenkopf

Krottenkopf
The Krottenkopf (2,086 m) from the Bischof (2033 m)
Highest point
Elevation	2,086 m above sea level (NN) (6,844 ft)
Prominence	1,156 m
Coordinates	47°32′43″N 11°11′34″E / 47.54528°N 11.19278°E / 47.54528; 11.19278Coordinates: 47°32′43″N 11°11′34″E / 47.54528°N 11.19278°E / 47.54528; 11.19278
Geography
Krottenkopf Bavaria, Germany
Parent range	Ester Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic
Mountain type	Oberrät Limestone in the summit region , otherwise Main Dolomite
Climbing
Normal route	Partenkirchen – Esterberg Alm – Weilheimer Hut – Krottenkopf

The Krottenkopf (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɔtənˌkɔpf]), 2,086 metres/6,844 ft, is a peak in the Ester Mountains and the highest mountain in the Bavarian Prealps. It lies within the Bavarian district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

It lies in the westernmost part of the Bavarian Prealps in the Ester Mountains near the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Immediately below and a half an hour from the summit is the Weilheimer Hut (1,955 metres/6,414 ft), the highest Alpine Club hut in the Bavarian Prealps.

There are four climbing options:

The Krottenkopf around 1900

View from the Krottenkopf to the Kareck around 1900

View from Heimgarten. Foreground: the Heimgarten Hut