Eibsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany, 9 km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and roughly 100 km southwest of Munich. It is 973.28 metres (3,193.2 ft) above sea-level and its surface area is 177.4 hectares (438 acres). It lies at the base of the Zugspitze (2,950 metres (9,680 ft) above sea level), Germany's highest mountain.