To the northeast the Second Schafalpenkopf (2,302 m) follows the First, the two being separated by a 2,170-metre-high arête. It is the reference point for the First Schafalpenkopf's topographic prominence of 102 metres. Its isolation is 500 metres, reaching to the Second Schafalpenkopf. To the south of the First Schafalpenkopf is the valley of Rappenalptal. To the southwest the First Schafalpenkopf transitions across to the Kemptner Kopf (2,191 m). To the north of the mountain is the valley of Wildental, which leads into the Kleinwalsertal.