The Zuckerhütl is the highest peak of the Stubai Alps in Tyrol, rising to 3507 m, and it's visible even from the entrance of the Stubai Valley thanks to its graceful, sugarloaf-like shape that gave the mountain its name.

The summit is encircled by glaciers on all sides, making it a truly alpine destination. From the east, the Zuckerhütl appears as a bold, snow-covered horn with a classic sugarloaf character, while from the west it shows a rough, rocky and forbidding face. The ice- and firn-covered north side is increasingly exposed as the glacier retreats, with the vast Sulzenauferner glacier stretching far up the north face. To the east and south lies the Triebenkarlasferner glacier, and beyond the Pfaffensattel to the east rises the mighty Wilder Pfaff. To the west runs the exposed rocky ridge over the Pfaffenschneide, while southeast beyond the glacier stands the Sonklarspitze.

• Pfaffensattel (3344 m) — normal route via the east ridge, mixed terrain (glacier below, rocky upper section, partly loose rock, rockfall danger, difficulty grade I)
• Pfaffensattel is reached from the Sulzenauhütte, Dresdner Hütte or Hildesheimer Hütte via the Sulzenauferner glacier (crevasse danger, glacier gear and experience required)

• Due to significant rockfall risk, summer ascents are discouraged, and local mountain guides now only offer tours to the summit in winter
• As a summer alternative, guides recommend the neighboring and only slightly lower Pfaffenschneide, referred to in this context as the Zuckerhütl-Westgipfel
• In winter the peak can be reached by ski touring via the Sulzenauferner glacier, with the option to shorten the approach using the lifts of the Stubai Glacier ski area

The first summit cross was erected in 1947 and its story was the subject of a 1948 film called Gipfelkreuz; the current cross, installed by helicopter in 2002, replaced the one damaged in a 2001 storm.