Leilachspitze, Mountain summit in Tyrol, Austria

Leilachspitze is a 2,274 m peak in the Allgäu Alps and the highest summit of the Vilsalpsee Mountains, in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its massif is built of Hauptdolomit, a brittle, fissured rock that breaks into scree and rubble. The mountain is bounded by the Lechtal to the southeast, the Schwarzwassertal to the south and the Birkental to the north, and continues west toward the Luchsköpfe and the Lachenspitze.

The Leilachspitze is built of Hauptdolomit, a brittle, fissured rock that readily forms scree. The mountain is first recorded in a 1458 letter by Count Haug von Montfort as "in den vordern Krottenkopf gen das Lilach"; Peter Anich's 1774 Atlas Tyrolensis names a "Leile Spiz". Its name comes from a snowfield on the high plateau that often lasts into summer.

The name Leilach comes from a Leintuch, a bedsheet, after the snowfield on the high plateau that often lasts into summer. The mountain is first recorded in a 1458 letter by Count Haug von Montfort as "in den vordern Krottenkopf gen das Lilach", and Peter Anich's 1774 Atlas Tyrolensis lists a Leile Spiz.

The mountain is accessible to experienced climbers starting from Rauth or Landsberger Hut, with multiple approach routes available. Proper mountaineering gear and stable weather are necessary conditions for a safe summit attempt.

The name Leilach comes from a sheet (Leintuch): a snowfield on the high plateau that often lasts into summer gave the mountain its name. It was first recorded in 1458 in a letter by Count Haug von Montfort as "in den vordern Krottenkopf gen das Lilach"; Peter Anich noted a "Leile Spiz" in his 1774 Atlas Tyrolensis.