Pleisenspitze, Alpine summit in Karwendel Nature Park, Tyrol, Austria

Pleisenspitze is a mountain peak in the Karwendel Nature Park in Tyrol that rises to 2,569 meters. It forms the westernmost summit of the Karwendel range's main ridge and serves as a key landmark for hikers exploring this area.

The Pleisen hut at 1,757 m, below the Vorderer Pleisengrat, is the main base for the normal route. In 1950 its then innkeeper Toni Gaugg, with companions, found the remains of an elk calf in the Vorderkar cave, 100 m long and just above the hut. The find, estimated at 7,000–8,000 years old, was notable because post-glacial elk presence at this altitude had not been documented.

The peak gives its name to the Pleisen, the broad ridge of the Hinterer Pleisengrat over which the normal route runs. The Pleisenhütte below the Vorderer Pleisengrat is the main base, and the Vorderkarhöhle just above it yielded a 7,000–8,000-year-old elk calf found in 1950 by hut keeper Toni Gaugg.

From the Pleisen hut at 1,757 m, the normal route runs over the Vorderkar and the broad ridge of the Hinterer Pleisengrat, called "die Pleisen", to the summit; allow about two hours for this ascent. The route is largely marked and rated easy. The north-side ascent from the Larchetalm in the Karwendeltal is much harder at UIAA grade III-.

In 1950, Toni Gaugg, then innkeeper of the Pleisenhütte, found the remains of an elk calf in the Vorderkarhöhle, a 100-metre cave with 33 metres of height difference just above the hut. The find was estimated at 7,000–8,000 years old and was notable because post-glacial elk presence at this altitude had not been documented before.