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Höfats

Elevation
2,258 m
#7,699
in the world
#56
in Germany

Höfats is a mountain in Germany, rising to 2,258 m, the 56th highest in Germany, part of the Allgäu Alps.

Elevation
2,258 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#7,699
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Höfats

Höfats lies in Germany, in Bavaria.

Key facts

Elevation
2,258 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
Bavaria
Coordinates
47.366, 10.351
First ascent
1848

How it ranks

Among peaks in Germany
#56of 287
LargestSmallest
In the Allgäu Alps
#32of 73
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#7,699of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Rauheck2,384 m1.2 km
Kegelkopf1,909 m2.2 km
Kleiner Wilder2,307 m2.7 km
Jochspitz2,237 m2.8 km
Riffenkopf1,709 m2.9 km
Großer Wilder2,379 m2.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Höfats.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
SonthofenGermany21,28518 km
FüssenGermany15,60835 km
Kempten (Allgäu)Germany61,39940 km
DornbirnAustria49,27846 km
BludenzAustria15,10246 km

About this mountain

At 2,258 m, Höfats rises in the Allgäu Alps of Bavaria, Germany, and ranks 56th among the country's peaks. The nearest higher summit, Rauheck, stands 1.2 km away at 2,384 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1848. Sonthofen lies 17.7 km away with a population of 21,285.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Zugspitze2,962 m
2Schneefernerkopf2,875 m
3Wetterspitzen2,750 m
4Innere Höllentalspitze2,741 m
5Watzmann2,713 m
6Watzmann Mittelspitze2,713 m
7Watzmann Südspitze2,712 m
8Hochblassen2,706 m
9Wetterwandeck2,698 m
10Leutascher Dreitorspitze2,682 m

Common questions

How tall is Höfats?
Höfats rises to 2,258 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Höfats?
Höfats is in Germany, in Bavaria.
Where does Höfats rank?
It is the 56th highest of the 287 peaks we list in Germany, and #7,699 worldwide.
When was Höfats first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1848.
What is the nearest city to Höfats?
Sonthofen, Germany, about 18 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.