Keeskopf, Mountain summit in Schober Group, Austria

Keeskopf is a 3,081-metre summit on the border between East Tyrol and Carinthia, in the Schober Group of the Hohe Tauern. Seen from the Debanttal on the way to the Lienzer Hütte it appears as a well-shaped peak, though its normal route is among the easiest three-thousanders of the group. The summit lies exactly on the provincial boundary.

Ludwig Purtscheller completed the first documented ascent on July 30, 1890. This climb marks an important moment in Alpine mountaineering and the exploration of this region.

The name Keeskopf is not the only one the summit has carried: it was once called Steinkarspitze, and Seekopf in the Gradental valley. The Hohe Tauern National Park brochure "SEVEN SUMMITS – 7 traumhafte Bergtouren" lists it among seven mountain tours promoted in the Carinthian part of the park region.

The normal route starts at a yellow signpost about 200 m northeast of the Niedere Gradenscharte (2,796 m). It leads northwest over glacial polish, then up the east ridge through steeper rock; the signpost is reached in about one hour from the Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte or 2.5 hours from the Lienzer Hütte. The ridge is marked only by cairns, which are hard to spot in poor visibility.

The summit lies exactly on the border between East Tyrol and Carinthia, so a climber can stand in two provinces at once. Seen from the path up to the Lienzer Hütte in the Debanttal, it looks like a sharp peak, yet it is among the easiest three-thousanders of the Schober Group. The view to the Großglockner is blocked by the Roter Knopf to the northwest.