Zwiesel, Mountain summit in Berchtesgadener Land, Germany

The Zwiesel is a 1,782-metre mountain in the Chiemgau Alps, the highest point of the Staufen massif. Its summit lies where the boundaries of Bad Reichenhall, Schneizlreuth and Inzell meet, and it is grouped with the Gamsknogel and Zennokopf as the Hinterstaufen. A summit cross stands on top.

The Zwiesel's summit cross was erected in 1981 by soldiers of the pack-animal company based in Bad Reichenhall, and it was renewed in 2021 by the association Freunde des Zwiesels e. V. The mountain's south slope at about 1,380 m holds the Zwieselalm with the Kaiser-Wilhelms-Haus hut, which the last pack-animal company of the Bundeswehr supplies with food during the warm season.

The Zwiesel is also called Hinterstaufen together with the Gamsknogel (1750 m) and the Zennokopf (1756 m), while the Hochstaufen is known as Vorderstaufen. On the southern slope at about 1380 m stands the Zwieselalm with the Kaiser-Wilhelms-Haus hut, supplied in the warm season by the Bundeswehr's last pack-animal company.

Several hiking routes reach the summit from different starting points in the valleys below, with varying levels of difficulty. Good footwear is important, and it is worth checking the weather before heading out, as conditions in this part of the Alps can change quickly.

The summit cross was put up in 1981 by soldiers of the pack-animal company based in Bad Reichenhall and renewed in 2021 by the association Freunde des Zwiesels e. V. The mountain's three municipal boundaries meet exactly at the top.