Patscherkofel, Mountain summit in Tyrol, Austria.

Patscherkofel is a 2,246-metre peak in the Tux Alps, 7 km south of Innsbruck in Tyrol. Its rounded, treeless summit rises above the tree line and is topped by a weather station and the Patscherkofel transmitter. The northern slope is gentler, while the southern side drops steeply toward the Viggartal.

The ski area gained international recognition when it hosted downhill racing during the Winter Olympics of 1964 and 1976. These games shaped the mountain's infrastructure and established it as a major winter sports destination.

The Zirbenweg trail runs east from the Patscherkofel cable car station through one of Europe's largest and oldest stands of Swiss stone pine. The Patscherkofelhaus, built in 1887 by the Austrian Alpine Club, stands beside the top station, and the Gipfelstube near the summit grew out of a hut that existed before the Second World War.

A modern cable car runs year-round from the base to the summit with connections to public transit from Innsbruck. Visitors doing any activity here should start early, as upper elevations become windy in afternoons and morning light offers clearer views.

The summit's bare, aerodynamically shaped dome is one of Austria's windiest weather stations: 198 km/h was recorded on 6/7 November 1997 and 197 km/h on 20 October 2023, with readings from the 2,252 m station published online. The Grünbichl knoll just north of the summit is a slumped block of the Patscherkofel itself.