Kastenkopf, Mountain summit in Bavaria, Germany

Kastenkopf is a 2,129-metre secondary summit of the Kastenköpfe in the Allgäu Alps, on the Rauhhorn ridge. It is the twin peak of the Kälbelesspitze (2,135 m), and the two together close off the basin to the south in which the Schrecksee lies.

The Kastenkopf is the twin summit of the Kälbelesspitze (2,135 m), and together they close the basin that holds the Schrecksee to the south. No marked trail leads to the top; it is climbed without difficulty on tracks from the Lahnerscharte, which the Jubiläumsweg crosses. The ridge traverse from the Kirchendach to the north over the Kälbelesspitze is harder and dangerous because of brittle rock (UIAA III).

The Kastenkopf has no marked trail; climbers reach it by faint tracks from the Lahnerscharte, the saddle crossed by the Jubiläumsweg long-distance route. The twin summit, the Kälbelesspitze at 2,135 m, stands only about 300 m away, and both close the basin holding the Schrecksee to the south.

No marked trail leads to the Kastenkopf. The usual approach starts at the Lahnerscharte, crossed by the Jubiläumsweg, from where tracks lead without difficulty to the summit. The ridge traverse from the Kirchendach to the north over the Kälbelesspitze is harder and dangerous because of brittle rock, rated UIAA III.

Kastenkopf forms the southern end of the basin that holds the Schrecksee, together with its twin peak, the Kälbelesspitze (2,135 m), just 0.3 km away. The two are joined by a ridge crossing rated UIAA III, made hazardous by brittle rock.