The Alpgundkopf is a

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, 2,177 m high, in the

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. It lies in the

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group, northeast of the

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, from which it is separated by the ''Alpgundscharte'' col. To the southeast, 383 metres away, lies the lower Alpkopf and, 1,035 metres away, the small lake of Guggersee.

Ascent

There are no

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paths up the Alpgundkopf. The normal approach is a trackless route from the notch of Alpgundscharte that requires

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and mountain experience. All other ascents are not recommended due to the brittle nature of the rock.

Photographs

File:Alpgundkopf Gipfelaufbau.JPG, Summit block File:Alpgundkopf02.JPG, Southwest

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Literature

* Thaddäus Steiner: ''Allgäuer Bergnamen'', Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2007, * Thaddäus Steiner: ''Die Flurnamen der Gemeinde Oberstdorf im Allgäu'', München, Selbstverlag des Verbandes für Flurnamenforschung in Bayern, 1972 * Zettler/Groth: ''Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen''. Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 1984.

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