Tallest Mountains in Germany

Germany’s highest peaks are exclusively located in the Bavarian Alps, specifically within the Northern Limestone Alps. The most famous and highest is the Zugspitze, which sits on the border between Germany and Austria.

A unique feature of German mountaineering is the distinction between independent summits and sub-peaks. Many of Germany’s highest “points” are actually secondary peaks on the same massif. This table focuses on the primary independent summits.

Rank	Mountain Name	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)	Mountain Range
1	Zugspitze	2,962	9,718	Wetterstein
2	Hochwanner	2,744	9,003	Wetterstein
3	Watzmann (Mittelspitze)	2,713	8,901	Berchtesgaden Alps
4	Leutascher Dreitorspitze	2,682	8,799	Wetterstein
5	Hochkalter	2,607	8,553	Berchtesgaden Alps
6	Großer Hundstod	2,593	8,507	Berchtesgaden Alps
7	Hochvogel	2,592	8,504	Allgäu Alps
8	Östliche Karwendelspitze	2,537	8,323	Karwendel
9	Hocheisspitze	2,523	8,278	Berchtesgaden Alps
10	Hoher Göll	2,522	8,274	Berchtesgaden Alps
11	Hochwiesler	2,477	8,127	Allgäu Alps
12	Enzian	2,474	8,117	Allgäu Alps
13	Mädelegabel	2,645	8,678	Allgäu Alps
14	Biberkopf	2,599	8,527	Allgäu Alps
15	Trettachspitze	2,595	8,514	Allgäu Alps
16	Großer Krottenkopf	2,656	8,714	Allgäu Alps
17	Hoher Gaif	2,287	7,503	Wetterstein
18	Vorderer Brandjoch	2,559	8,396	Karwendel
19	Nebeltorn	2,224	7,297	Allgäu Alps
20	Schärtenspitze	2,153	7,064	Berchtesgaden Alps