Öfelekopf, Mountain summit in Leutasch, Austria

Öfelekopf is a 2,478 m summit in the eastern Wetterstein range above Leutasch. Its west top carries the summit cross, but the east top is 9 m higher. The west top is reached by grade II climbing, the east top by grade III+.

Hermann von Barth made the first ascent of the Öfelekopf in 1871. In 1935 Wastl Mariner, Hans Frenademetz and Hias Rebitsch opened the south-west pillar route, rated VI. The Meilerhütte of the DAV section Garmisch-Partenkirchen serves as the base for the climbs.

The name Öfelekopf refers to the mountain's two summits: the west top carries the summit cross, while the east top rises 9 m higher. The Meilerhütte of the DAV section Garmisch-Partenkirchen serves as the base for climbs, and the valley approach is from Leutasch.

The Öfelekopf is a climbing summit, not a hiking destination: the west top with the cross needs grade II scrambling, the higher east top grade III+. Approach from Leutasch via the Meilerhütte (DAV Garmisch-Partenkirchen), the usual base. The west ridge from the hut takes about 2 hours; the south-west edge (V-) is brittle rock.

The west summit carries the cross, but the east summit is 9 m higher and rated climbing grade III+, against II for the west top. The 1871 first ascent by Hermann von Barth is the earliest recorded climb here.