The Pirchkogel rises north of Kühtai (2,017 m) and the Dortmunder Hut (1,948 m) immediately above the road over the Kühtai Saddle. Together with the rock faces of the Irzwänden (2,757 m) to the east and the twin peaks of the Grießkogel (Vorderer 2,666 m and Hinterer Grießkogel 2,673 m), its arêtes surround a plateau known as the Schwarzmoos (Black Moss).