Overview

• The new summit cross has been installed at about 2,950 meters inside the Zugspitzbahn summit station and opens to the public on July 3, 2025
• Officials made the decision after repeated mountain rescue interventions on the steep, exposed path to the original cross
• Artist Bernhard Rieger crafted the three-meter replica from standard hardware materials and positioned it before a mountain-panorama wall
• The historic original cross, first erected in 1851 and replaced in 1993, sits atop exposed rock reached via iron ladders and narrow ledges beside an abyss
• Hosting roughly 600,000 visitors annually, the Zugspitze sees many under-equipped guests attempt the scramble, so the station cross offers a safer photo opportunity