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Kreuzjoch

2,558 m8,392 ft

Prominence: 1,044 m3,426 ft
Isolation: 8.8 km
Tonight: -7°CSnow · Wind 4 km/h S

Kreuzjoch is a 2,558 m (8,392 ft) mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps, Tyrol, Austria.

All facts

Elevation: 2,558 m · 8,392 ft
Nearest higher peak: Brandberger Kolm (2,700 m)
Range: Kitzbühel Alps
Region: Tyrol, Austria
Coordinates: 47.2512° N, 11.9826° E

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3D map

Kreuzjoch 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Kreuzjoch terrain and contours

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Kreuzjoch elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Kreuzjoch weather

Tonight · Snow · -7°C (19°F) · 1.6 mm · Wind 4 km/h S

Kreuzjoch forecast for the summit, about 2,558 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 853 m.

Tonight-7°1.6 mm4 km/h SBase 3°
Today-11°-5°1.2 mm8 km/h SBase -1 / 6°
Sun-10°0°8.2 mm11 km/h SBase 1 / 10°
Mon-11°0°0.2 mm6 km/h SEBase -1 / 10°
Tue-2°6°–4 km/h SBase 8 / 16°
Wed-4°2°6.3 mm5 km/h NBase 7 / 12°
Thu-7°1°–6 km/h NBase 3 / 11°
Fri-7°2°–6 km/h NBase 3 / 12°
Sat-9°-1°0.2 mm5 km/h NWBase 2 / 9°
Sun-6°-1°3.1 mm3 km/h SBase 4 / 9°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 8.2 × 8.2 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

16.0%

Moderate, 15–30°

59.6%

Steep, 30–45°

23.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.8%

Steeper than 30°: 24.4% of the 67 km² view
Relief in view: 1,699 m low point 853 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 61.2%Trees 33.2%Moss & lichen 4.0%Bare rock / sparse 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4.1 km, measured from the Kreuzjoch summit.

Summit list 9

1Sturmkogel2,488 m 1.1 km NNW
2Rifflerkogel2,494 m 1.6 km NNW
3Manskirch2,393 m 2.3 km NNW
4Katzenkopf2,535 m 2.7 km N
5Torhelm2,494 m 2.8 km NE
6Mannskopf2,340 m 3.0 km NW
7Speikspitze2,324 m 3.3 km NNW
8Hüttenkopf2,462 m 3.6 km N
9Grubachkogel2,343 m 4.0 km NNE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.1 km; 163 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Common Spotted Orchid19
Small-white Orchid13
Mountain Houseleek9
European Common Frog7
Common heather6
Alpine avens6

Where it sits

Where Kreuzjoch sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

WildkogelPeak · 2,224 m24 km E

Kreuzjoch downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGKreuzjoch satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-15.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,551 m at the summit; the official height is 2,558 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,558 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,551 m	-7 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,543 m	-15 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia