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 t ...

in the

Allgäu Alps The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol (state), Tyrol an ...

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, near the village of

Oberstdorf Oberstdorf (Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in German ...

. It lends its name to the

Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the German Ice Skating Union () and held in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition debuted in 1969 and is na ...

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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 A via ferrata (Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other Alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as cables and railing ...

; 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 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