Krottenspitze

The Krottenspitze is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is 2,551 metres (8,369 ft) high. It is one of the few rocky summits of the main ridge that is visible from Oberstdorf. There are no marked routes to the Krottenspitze. It was first climbed in 1854 for survey work. It is made of Dolomite.

Krottenspitze
The Krottenspitze (above the cairn) from the top of the Kleine Höfats
Highest point
Elevation	2551m
Prominence	83 m ↓ Wind gap to the Öfnerspitze → Öfnerspitze
Isolation	0.4 km → Öfnerspitze
Coordinates	47°19′11″N 10°20′41″E
Geography
Krottenspitze Bavaria, Germany / Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Allgäu Alps, (Hornbach chain)
Geology
Mountain type	Dolomite
Climbing
First ascent	1854 during survey work

The Krottenspitze (l) and Öfnerspitze (r) from the east flank of the Kratzer

Other reading

• Das schöne Allgäu. Die Zeitschrift für Brauchtum, Kultur, Heimatpflege, Freizeit und Umwelt, September 1970
• Thaddäus Steiner: Allgäuer Bergnamen, Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-389-5
• Thaddäus Steiner: Die Flurnamen der Gemeinde Oberstdorf im Allgäu, Munich, Selbstverlag des Verbandes für Flurnamenforschung in Bayern, 1972
• Zettler/Groth: Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen. Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother 1984. ISBN 3-7633-1111-4