Kreuzkarspitze, Alpine summit in Tyrol, Austria

The Kreuzkarspitze is a 2,587-metre summit of brittle main dolomite in the Hornbach chain of the Allgäu Alps, on the border between Elbigenalp and Hinterhornbach in Tyrol. Its East Arête drops to a 2,458-metre notch toward the Noppenspitze, and a small unnamed glacier lies on the north flank above the Kreuzkar cirque and the Kreuzkarsee at 1,983 metres.

The first documented ascent took place in 1892 when mountaineer Chr. Wolff reached the summit and established the route that later became standard. This first ascent marked the beginning of regular visitation by climbers.

The name refers to a nearby cirque called Kreuz, named after farmers who placed protective crosses while crossing these high Alpine passages. These markers were important guides for people regularly traveling through difficult terrain.

The unmarked normal route starts at the Hermann von Barth Hut (2,129 m), not in the valley: the Enzensperger Way (435) leads east into the Balschtekar, then up to the 2,348 m notch between the Kreuzkarspitze and the Northern Söllerkopf. From there the South Arête leads to the summit; the crux is a ledge before the western subpeak at UIAA grade I. Sure-footedness and a head for heights are required.

The summit sits directly on the municipal boundary between Elbigenalp and Hinterhornbach, where two distinct valley regions meet at a single point. This location makes the mountain a geographic meeting point of two different landscapes.