Brentenjoch, Mountain summit in Vils, Austria.

Brentenjoch is a mountain in the Tannheim range rising to about 2000 meters elevation. Numerous trails wind through alpine meadows and forest areas on its slopes, with a historic hut near the summit providing shelter for those making the ascent.

The peak was originally known as Roßberg until official documents from 1561 first recorded its current name. This change in designation reflects the long history of human settlement and exploration in this mountain region.

The mountain hut near the summit serves as a gathering point where hikers stop for refreshments and rest during their trek. This shelter has become a natural landmark on the route for those crossing the surrounding ridges.

Ascents start from the Grän hamlets of Enge and Lumberg and from Vils; from Enge a forest road leads into the Seebachtal, on to the Sebenalm and up to the Vilser Jöchl (1718 m), then through mountain pine forest onto the open south flank and the flat south ridge to the summit. A vehicle road runs from Vils up to the Vilser Alm (1228 m) and continues to the Durchachalm, from where a trail also reaches the Vilser Jöchl. The Tannheimer Höhenweg links the Bad Kissinger Hütte (1792 m) with the Brentenjoch over its west ridge; the Rossberg is reached over a partly exposed ridge that demands sure footing and basic climbing skills.

The name Brentjoch originally referred only to a flattened zone on the south flank; Roßberg was the older name for the whole mountain, recorded in a Tannheim document in 1561. The name may come from slash-and-burn clearing of mountain pine forest.