Liechtenstein
Naafkopf
Stand on the tripoint cairn where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland meet at 2,570 metres.
The summit cairn of Naafkopf marks the exact point where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland meet at 2,570 metres. You stand in three countries simultaneously. The air is thin, the views are immense, and the only sound is wind over rock.
Naafkopf is the highest tripoint in the Alps — the meeting of three national borders on a single summit. The ascent from Pfälzerhütte takes approximately three hours through scree fields and exposed rock, demanding both fitness and route-finding confidence. The final approach crosses a boulder field where cairns mark the way. From the summit, the Rätikon massif stretches into Austria, the Swiss peaks fill the western horizon, and the Rhine valley lies far below — a vertical drop of over two kilometres in horizontal distance. The tripoint itself is marked by a simple cairn with national boundary markers. It is a place of geographical precision and emotional scale.
Solo
Standing in three countries alone at 2,570 metres is one of those rare solo moments that justifies the entire trip. The ascent demands self-reliance; the summit rewards it.
Couple
The climb is demanding enough that reaching the top together feels like an achievement. The tripoint selfie — three countries, one summit — is the ultimate shared souvenir.
Friends
A group summit attempt on a tripoint makes a story. The Pfälzerhütte overnight the night before, the dawn start, and the three-country cairn at the top.
- The summit cairn marks the exact tripoint where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland converge at 2,570 metres.
- The ascent from Pfälzerhütte takes three hours through scree and exposed rock — genuinely demanding alpine terrain.
- Standing on the cairn, you can see the Rätikon massif stretching into Austria and Swiss peaks beyond.
- This is the only place where you can physically stand in three countries simultaneously in this part of the Alps.
The Pfälzerhütte mountain refuge below the summit serves Tiroler Gröstl — fried potatoes, bacon, and egg — after the climb.
Celebratory Obstler schnapps at the hut, distilled from orchard fruit grown in the Rhine valley far below.
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