Geierhaupt, Mountain summit in Styria, Austria

Geierhaupt is, at 2,417 m above sea level, the highest mountain of the Seckauer Tauern, a subgroup of the Lower Tauern in Styria. Its summit rises on the boundary between the municipalities of Gaal and Wald am Schoberpaß, which is also the border between the Murtal and Leoben districts.

Geierhaupt lies on the border between the municipalities of Gaal and Wald am Schoberpaß, which also marks the boundary between the Murtal and Leoben districts. The Seckau Tauern subgroup, of which it is the highest summit at 2,417 m, belongs to the Lower Tauern. No managed mountain huts stand in the region, so the peak and its neighbours are reached only on long day tours and are visited correspondingly rarely.

The mountain lies on the border between the municipalities of Gaal and Wald am Schoberpaß, which is also the boundary between the Murtal and Leoben districts. Because there are no managed mountain huts in the area, the Geierhaupt and its neighbouring peaks are reached only on long day tours and are visited correspondingly rarely.

The ascent can be reached from several starting points near Wald am Schoberpass and Gaal via well-marked hiking routes. Summer months provide the most favorable climbing conditions, though routes may vary in difficulty.

No managed mountain huts stand anywhere in the Seckau Tauern, so Geierhaupt and its neighbouring peaks are reached only on long day tours and are visited comparatively rarely. The mountain rises on the boundary between the municipalities of Gaal and Wald am Schoberpaß, which is also the border between the districts of Murtal and Leoben.