Second Schafalpenkopf

The Second Schafalpenkopf (German: Zweite Schafalpenkopf), also Middle Schafalpenkopf (Mittlerer Schafalpenkopf) is a 2,302-metre-high mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is part of the Schafalpenköpfe and the Mindelheim Klettersteig.

Zweiter Schafalpenkopf
Second and First Schafalpenkopf
Highest point
Elevation2,302 m above sea level (NHN) (7,552 ft)
Prominence122 m ↓ Notch to the Third Schafalpenkopf
Isolation0.6 km → Third Schafalpenkopf
Coordinates47°18′23″N 10°12′37″E
Geography
Zweiter Schafalpenkopf is located in Alps
Zweiter Schafalpenkopf
Zweiter Schafalpenkopf
Parent rangeSoutheastern Walsertal Mountains, Allgäu Alps
Geology
Type of rockmain dolomite
Climbing
Normal routeMindelheim Klettersteig

Location and surrounding area

The border between Germany and Austria runs over the summit of the Second Schafalpenkopf, simultaneously separating the federal states of Bavaria and Vorarlberg. On the Bavarian side it belongs to the administrative units of the county of Oberallgäu and market town of Oberstdorf, on Austrian soil to the district of Bregenz and the parish of Mittelberg.

To the northeast the Second Schafalpenkopf is followed by the Third Schafalpenkopf (2,320 m) from which it is separated by a 2,180-metre-high arête, which is the reference point for the Second Schafalpenkopf's topographic prominence of 122 metres. Its isolation is 600 metres, extending across to the Third Schafalpenkopf. To the south of the Second Schafalpenkopf is the valley of Rappenalptal. In the southwest the mountain transitions to the First Schafalpenkopf (2,272 m). In the northwest of the mountain is the valley of Wildental which leads to the Kleinwalsertal führt.[1][2][3]

  • From the crossing to the First Schafalpenkopf
    From the crossing to the First Schafalpenkopf
  • From the Walser Hammerspitze
    From the Walser Hammerspitze
  • From the Third Schafalpenkopf
    From the Third Schafalpenkopf
  • Klettersteig passage
    Klettersteig passage

References
  1. Kompass Wander-, Bike- und Skitourenkarte: Blatt 03 – Oberstdorf, Kleinwalsertal (1:25.000). Innsbruck, 2009, ISBN 978-3-85491-231-6.
  2. Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen Österreich: Austrian Map online. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  3. Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung: BayernViewer Archived 2015-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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