Pockkogel

The Pockkogel is a 2,807-metre peak in the Stubai Alps of Tirol. It stands south of the Kühtai saddle and ski area, whose lifts reach to within 800 metres of the summit. The mountain sends a rocky ridge northwest to the 2,642-metre Neunerkogel and another southwest to the 2,743-metre and 2,741-metre Steintalspitzen. To the west lies the Finstertalspeicher reservoir at 2,300 metres, while the Steintal valley drops south to the Kraspestal.

The first ascent was made in 1876 by Innsbruck pioneer Julius Pock. The normal route climbs the west flank from the reservoir and is graded UIAA I, suitable for summer or ski touring. A harder summer route follows the Steintal valley at UIAA II, and a more technical option runs from the Gaißkogelscharte at UIAA III-. Since 2006 a via ferrata of difficulty D-E has cut through the steep north face.

Paths lead from the Finstertalspeicher past the Obere and Untere Plenderlessee lakes to the Drei-Seen-Hütte. The sharp east ridge connects to the 2,808-metre Windegg and continues to the 2,685-metre Gaißkogelscharte and the 2,820-metre Gaißkogel. Views stretch across the Stubai Alps and into the Sellrain valley.