Hohes Licht, Mountain peak in Tyrol, Austria

Hohes Licht is a 2,651-metre summit in the Allgäu Alps, the range's second-highest peak after the Großer Krottenkopf, standing in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It rises 4½ km north-northwest of Steeg in the Lech valley and 14 km south of Oberstdorf, ringed by the Wilder Mann, Bockkarkopf and Mädelegabel to the northeast and the Peischelspitze to the south. The normal route climbs from the Rappensee Hut over the Große Steinscharte, the 2,262-metre border pass between Germany and Austria, then up the West Flank on a secured path with short grade I scrambling.

In 1854, during the national survey, a survey signal was erected on the summit; it was not a first ascent. Hermann von Barth made the first recreational climb on 6 August 1869, approaching from the Biberkopf via the Hochalpe and the Steinscharte from the northwest. That route is still the normal route today.

The normal route follows the path Hermann von Barth took on 6 August 1869, from the Biberkopf over the Hochalpe and the Steinscharte; the 1854 survey signal was still standing when he arrived. The Rappensee Hut at 2,091 m serves as the main base, and the Große Steinscharte at 2,262 m on the route marks the German-Austrian border. A chairlift in the Damüls Mellau ski area in Vorarlberg also carries the name Hohes Licht.

The easiest ascent, the normal route, starts at the Rappensee Hut at 2,091 m and reaches the summit in 1½ hours via the Große Steinscharte at 2,262 m, the German-Austrian border, with short grade I scrambling. From Steeg in the Lech valley the Hochalptal route climbs 1,527 m in 4½ hours and suits spring ski touring. The Heilbronner Weg can be extended by about an hour.

The 1854 survey signal on the summit was still standing when Hermann von Barth made the first recreational ascent on 6 August 1869, approaching from the Biberkopf via the Hochalpe and Steinscharte. That northwest route remains the normal route today. A chairlift in the Damüls Mellau ski area in Vorarlberg also carries the name Hohes Licht.