Schochen, Mountain summit in Bavaria, Germany

Schochen is a 2,100-metre grass-covered secondary summit of the Lachenkopf in the Allgäu Alps, lying east of Oberstdorf between the Lachenkopf and the Kleiner Seekopf. The Höhenweg from the Edmund-Probst-Haus to the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus runs just below the top on its west and south sides.

The sources record no origin story or historical event for Schochen; it appears as a 2,100 m grass-covered secondary summit of the Lachenkopf in the Allgäu Alps, east of Oberstdorf and between the Lachenkopf and Kleiner Seekopf. Its documented history is cartographic: the height and position are fixed in Alpine surveys, and the Höhenweg from the Edmund-Probst-Haus to the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus runs just below the summit on its west and south sides.

The Schochen lies on the Höhenweg between the Edmund-Probst-Haus and the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus, a high route linking two Alpine Club huts that walkers use to cross this part of the Allgäu Alps. Its grassy summit is reached from that path over steep grass and scree slopes.

The summit is reached from the Höhenweg between the Edmund-Probst-Haus and the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus, which runs just below the top on its west and south sides. From this trail, steep grass and scree slopes give access to the summit, rated little difficult. The mountain lies east of Oberstdorf, between the Lachenkopf and the Kleinen Seekopf.

The Höhenweg between Edmund-Probst-Haus and Prinz-Luitpold-Haus runs just below the summit on its west and south sides, so through-hikers pass within a few minutes of the top. The final metres climb steep grass and Schrofen slopes, rated only slightly difficult.