Steinkarspitze, Mountain summit in the Allgäu Alps, Austria

Steinkarspitze is a 2,067 m secondary summit of the Rote Spitze in the Allgäu Alps, on the Austrian side near the Tyrol border. It is reached from the Landsberger Hütte via the Saalfelder Höhenweg and the Westliches Lachenjoch, and a traverse toward the Steinkarscharte follows pathless terrain.

The Steinkarspitze is a 2,067 m secondary summit of the Rote Spitze in the Allgäu Alps, on the border between Tyrol and Bavaria. It is reached from the Landsberger Hütte via the Saalfelder Höhenweg and the Westliches Lachenjoch, a walk of about an hour. A crossing onward to the Steinkarscharte is possible but requires sure-footedness and experience in pathless terrain.

The name pairs Steinkar, the rock cirque on the mountain's flank, with Spitze, German for peak; the alternative form Steinkarlspitze adds the Kar spelling. The summit lies on the Saalfelder Höhenweg, a long-distance trail across the Allgäu Alps, and is climbed from the Landsberger Hütte, a hut of the German Alpine Club section Landsberg.

The summit is reached in about an hour from the Landsberger Hütte via the Saalfelder Höhenweg and the Westliches Lachenjoch, without difficulty. Continuing over to the Steinkarscharte is possible but demands sure-footedness and experience on pathless terrain.

The summit is a 2,067 m sub-peak of the Rote Spitze, about 0.5 km from it, in the Allgäu Alps. It can be reached in roughly one hour from the Landsberger Hütte via the Saalfelder Höhenweg and the Westliches Lachenjoch. A traverse onward to the Steinkarscharte is possible but requires sure-footedness and experience in pathless terrain.