The Nebelhorn is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

in the

Allgäu Alps The Allgäu Alps (german: Allgäuer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance. Charact ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

, near the village of

Oberstdorf Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns. At the&nb ...

. It lends its name to the

Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competit ...

figure skating competition and the Nebelhorn Classics a freeride race event. Also the Nine Knights freeski contest takes place just above the "Höfatsblick" station of the Nebelhornbahn. Its summit is a well-known viewing point, from where there is a view far into the Alpine massif. The summit area of the Nebelhorn may be climbed via the Hindelang Klettersteig; it should only be attempted with special equipment (a ' Klettersteig set').

Gallery

File:Nebelhorn summit.jpg, Summit File:Nebelhorn ansicht.JPG, View from Edmund-Probst-Haus to the Nebelhorn File:Geissfuss und Nebelhorn.jpg, Nebelhorn from Schattenberg File:Nebelhorn gipfel 2008-12-30.jpg, Paragliders File:Nebelhorn Höfatsblick.jpg, Station Hofätsblick File:Nebelhorn Höfatsblick u Gipfelstation.jpg, Stations Hofätsblick and Gipfelstation File:Nebelhorn-vom-riedberger-horn.jpg, Nebelhorn and

Rubihorn Rubihorn is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of ...

seen from Riedberger Horn File:Trail on the Nebelhorn.jpg, Trail on the Nebelhorn

External links

* http://www.nebelhorn.de/ Mountains of Bavaria Allgäu Alps Mountains of the Alps {{Oberallgäu-geo-stub