Schottmalhorn, Mountain summit in Bavaria, Germany

The Schottmalhorn is a 2,045 m high edge summit of the Reiter Alm in the Berchtesgaden Alps, in Bavaria, Germany. Despite its low prominence and isolation, it gives a wide view over the whole Reiter Alm and its peaks, and down to the Hintersee and the Ramsau. Two marked trails lead up from the Neue Traunsteiner Hütte and can be combined into a loop.

The mountain forms part of the Berchtesgaden Alps, a region that has served as a natural boundary between Germany and Austria since medieval times. This geographic position shaped how the surrounding area developed and how people crossed through it.

The summit cross serves as a landmark that guides hikers through the alpine landscape. The area attracts mountaineers who value and maintain traditional routes passed down through generations.

Hikers can reach the summit using two marked trails that start from Neuen Traunsteiner Hütte as a common base. The Steinberggasse route takes around three hours and is the more straightforward option for most visitors.

The Schottmalhorn rises only 2,045 metres, yet its low prominence and isolation still allow a panorama reaching the Großglockner to the south and the Chiemgau Alps with Sonntagshorn and Hochstaufen to the west and north. Two marked routes from the Neue Traunsteiner Hütte can be combined into a loop, one via the Edelweißlahnerkopf in 2.5 to 3 hours, the other through the Steinberggasse and Reiter Steinberg in 3 to 3.5 hours.