Kackenköpfe, Mountain peaks in Oberstdorf, Germany.
Kackenköpfe is a mountain with three summits in the Allgäu Alps near Oberstdorf, ranging from about 1540 to 1560 meters high. The peaks are linked by ridges and show steep rock faces on the south side, while the north slope features meadows and scattered forest.
The Kackenköpfe are the natural continuation of the stepped rock walls of the Hoher Ifen and the Oberen and Unteren Gottesackerwände, rising south of the Rohrmooser Tal. No marked path leads to them, and because their three wooded summits allow only limited views, they have remained insignificant for tourism.
The name Kackenköpfe is German for "cackling heads", referring to the three wooded rock heads: the Höchster Kackenkopf at 1560 m, the Gernspitz at 1558 m and the Vorderer Kackenkopf at 1456 m. The peaks form the natural continuation of the wall steps of the Hoher Ifen and the Gottesackerwände above the Rohrmoos valley.
No marked trail leads to the Kackenköpfe; the three wooded heads are reached pathlessly through the forest. The summits are wooded, so views are very limited, at most north toward the Besler and northeast toward Oberstdorf. Because of this the peaks are of little importance for tourism.
No marked trail leads to the Kackenköpfe; the three wooded heads are reached pathlessly through the forest. Because the summits are wooded, views are very limited, at most north toward the Besler and northeast toward Oberstdorf. This is why the mountain is of no tourist importance.
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