Buralp Kopf, Mountain summit in Bavaria, Germany

Buralp Kopf is a mountain summit in the Allgäu Prealps standing at 1,772 meters with steep slopes and rocky terrain. The peak rises prominently above the surrounding landscape and forms part of a chain of connected ridges in this Alpine region.

The name Buralp Kopf comes from the term Buralpe, reflecting historical connections to Alpine farming and grazing practices in Bavaria. This tradition of mountain meadow management shaped human use of this landscape for generations.

The mountain takes its name from the Buralpe, an alpine pasture on the north slope at 1,297 metres. Summer grazing still takes place on these slopes, while the steeper south side is farmed only lower down, at about 1,200 metres, by the Wieslealpen.

The ascent from the valley requires proper equipment and careful weather monitoring due to steep, exposed terrain. Marked trails provide routes upward, but conditions can change quickly in the mountains.

Unlike every other summit in the eastern Hochgrat Chain, the Buralpkopf has no summit cross. On the often-walked trail from the Hündle to the Moosalpe above Thalkirchdorf, a children's teaching station with a sighting tube aimed at the Buralpkopf explains how the Nagelfluh mountains formed.