Ankogel, Mountain summit in Malta valley, Austria

Ankogel is a mountain in the Malta valley region that rises to 3,252 meters as the second highest peak in the eastern High Tauern range. The summit offers wide views across the surrounding valleys and glaciated areas that define the Alpine landscape here.

In 1762 the Patschg farmer Mathias Rieser made the first ascent from the Anlaufbach valley, one of the earliest climbs of a glaciated three-thousand-metre peak. Karl Thurwieser and the hunter Chr. Ries completed the first tourist ascent on 17 October 1822, and Archduke Johann repeated it on 4 August 1826. The summit lost its original 3,263 m height in a rockfall on the night of 6–7 January 1932.

The name Ankogel comes from the Anlaufbach valley, from which farmer Mathias Rieser made the first ascent in 1762. The mountain gives its name to the whole Ankogel Group, though the higher Hochalmspitze (3,360 m) stands above it. A cable car from Mallnitz in Carinthia reaches 2,631 m, and the summit cross is a destination for day visitors and mountaineers alike.

The mountain is accessible via cable car from Mallnitz, making it easier to reach the summit and attracting visitors of different experience levels. There are several hiking routes of varying difficulty, allowing each visitor to choose based on their skills and fitness.

The summit lost its original height in a rockslide during the night of 6 to 7 January 1932, when the top broke away; the mountain was 3,263 m before and is 3,252 m today. The first ascent, by farmer Mathias Rieser from the Anlaufbach valley in 1762, was among the earliest of any glacier peak.