List of mountains and hills of the Rhön

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This is a list of mountains and hills of the Rhön, a low mountain range in the Central Uplands of Germany that straddles the three federal states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia. This list includes summits within the Rhön Mountains and its foothills, taking in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve and the nature parks of the Bavarian Rhön, Hessian Rhön and, where it belongs to the Rhön, the Hessian Spessart. The table currently shows mountains over 900 metres high. It will be extended over time.

Six columns in the following table, which on start up is arranged by height in metres (m) above sea level (NHN datum unless otherwise stated based on ^[1]), are sortable by clicking on the symbols by their headings. In the columns "Mountain, hill, subpeak“ alternative names are given in brackets, in smaller font and italics. In these columns, where entries bear the same name they are disambiguated by the name of the municipality to which they belong shown in brackets and small font. Mountains or hills that have a low isolation or prominence and are therefore not considered independent peaks, are marked with the abbreviation "SP" for "subpeak" and their parent peak is named. In the "state" column, where a mountain or hill lies within two or more states, the state in which the actual summit lies is printed in bold.

A key to the abbreviations is at the bottom of the table.

Mountain, hill, subpeak (coordinates)	Elevation (m) ^[1]	Natural region; Nature park, Biosphere reserve	Location Villages (near/between)	County/counties (see below)	State/ States (see below)	Location of (sights; nature reserves; Rivers/sources)
Wasserkuppe (50°29′53″N 9°56′16″E / 50.49806°N 9.93778°E / 50.49806; 9.93778 (Wasserkuppe))	950.0	Wasserkuppenrhön; Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Abtsroda, Obernhausen, Reulbach, Sieblos, Tränkhof	FD	HE	highest mountain in the Rhön and Hesse; Nordhang Wasserkuppe NR, Wasserkuppe Airfield, German Gliding Museum, Wasserkuppe Ski and Toboggan Arena; S: Brandbach, S: Fulda, S: Haardt, S: Lütter
Dammersfeldkuppe (50°23′48.8″N 9°51′43.6″E / 50.396889°N 9.862111°E / 50.396889; 9.862111 (Dammersfeldkuppe))	927.9	Dammersfeld Ridge; Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Dalherda, Neuwildflecken, Rommers, Wildflecken	FD, KG, FD, KG	HE, BV, HE, BV	highest mountain in RB Lower Franconia; Wildflecken Training Area; Rhine-Weser Watershed, S: Gichenbach, S: Kleine Sinn
Kreuzberg (50°22′13″N 9°58′48″E / 50.37028°N 9.98000°E / 50.37028; 9.98000 (Kreuzberg))	927.8	Kreuzberg Group; Bavarian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Bischofsheim, Haselbach, Kilianshof, Oberwildflecken, Sandberg, Waldberg	NES, NES, NES, KG, NES, NES	BV	"Holy Mountain of the Franconians", Kreuzberg Abbey, Kreuzberg Transmitter, Kreuzberg Ski Area, (large) summit cross; S: Sinn
Heidelstein (West/East Top) Heidelstein: Schwabenhimmel: (50°27′37.8″N 10°0′24.6″E / 50.460500°N 10.006833°E / 50.460500; 10.006833 (Heidelstein))	925.7 m^[2] 925.7 912.6	Long Rhön; Bavarian Rhön NP, Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Ginolfs, Holzberg, Wüstensachsen	NES, NES, FD	BV, BV, HE	near: Rotes Moor NR, Heidelstein transmitter, Rhön Club commemoration site, Rotes Moor Cross Country Skiing Centre, Long Rhön Nature Reserve (Longe Rhön), Kesselrain NR; S: Els, S: Schwarzbach, S: Sonder, S: Ulster
Eierhauckberg (50°24′21.5″N 9°54′4.3″E / 50.405972°N 9.901194°E / 50.405972; 9.901194 (Eierhauckberg))	909.9	Dammersfeld Ridge; Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Neuwildflecken, Rengersfeld, Rommers, Wildflecken	KG, FD, FD, KG	BV, HE, HE, BV	Wildflecken Training Area, Rhine-Weser Watershed
Abtsrodaer Kuppe (50°30′15.1″N 9°56′17.4″E / 50.504194°N 9.938167°E / 50.504194; 9.938167 (Abtsrodaer Kuppe))	904.8	Wasserkuppenrhön; Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Abtsroda, Reulbach, Sieblos, Tränkhof	FD	HE	Basalt summit with good views, part of the Wasserkuppe Ski and Toboggan Arena
Stirnberg (50°29′28.6″N 10°2′20.5″E / 50.491278°N 10.039028°E / 50.491278; 10.039028 (Stirnberg))	901.9	Long Rhön; Bavarian Rhön NP, Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Roth, Wüstensachsen	NES, FD	BV, HE	Long Rhön (Lange Rhön) NR, Stirnberg bei Wüstensachsen NR, Rhine-Weser Watershed
Hohe Hölle (50°25′43″N 9°57′41″E / 50.42861°N 9.96139°E / 50.42861; 9.96139 (Hohe Hölle))	893.8	Dammersfeld Ridge; Bavarian Rhön NP, Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Frankenheim, Mosbach, Oberweißenbrunn	R-G, FD, R-G	BV, HE, BV	Schwedenwall Skilift/piste
Steinkopf (Wüstensachsen) (50°28′41.1″N 10°1′6″E / 50.478083°N 10.01833°E / 50.478083; 10.01833 (Steinkopf))	888	Lange Rhön; Bavarian Rhön NP, Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön Br	Wüstensachsen, Ginolfs	FD, R-G	HE, BV	Basalt blockfield pile, Steinkopf NR; Rhine-Weser watershed, S: Heuwiesenwasser
Himmeldunkberg (aAbb v. Hohe Hölle) (50°25′22.5″N 9°57′34.9″E / 50.422917°N 9.959694°E / 50.422917; 9.959694 (Himmeldunkelberg))	887,9	Dammersfeld Ridge; Bavarian Rhön NP, Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Frankenheim, Mosbach, Oberweißenbrunn, Rodenbach	R-G, FD, R-G, FD	BV, HE, BV, HE	Hexenbuchen (ND), Würzburger Hut (DAV hut); Rhine-Weser watershed, S: Stecheller
Mittelberg (50°24′34.6″N 9°54′50.9″E / 50.409611°N 9.914139°E / 50.409611; 9.914139 (Mittelberg))	880 ^[3]	Dammersfeld Ridge; Hessian Rhön NP, BR Rhön	Neuwildflecken, Oberweißenbrunn, Rengersfeld	KG, R-G, FD	BV, BV, HE	Wildflecken Trg Area, tx mast, tx tower, skilift; S: Bärnlochgraben, S: Ziegelhüttengraben
Pferdskopf (50°29′27.4″N 9°55′14.3″E / 50.490944°N 9.920639°E / 50.490944; 9.920639 (Pferdskopf))	874,9	Wasserkuppenrhön; Hessian Rhön NP, Rhön BR	Rodholz, Obernhausen	FD	HE	Basalt crags; S: Lütter

Abbreviations edit

Key to the abbreviations used in the table:

Counties (using German car registration plate abbreviations):

States:

BV = Bavaria
HE = Hesse
TH = Thuringia

Biosphere Reserve:

Rhön BR = Rhön Biosphere Reserve

Nature parks:

Bavarian Rhön NP = Bavarian Rhön Nature Park
Hessian Rhön NP = Hessian Rhön Nature Park
Hessian Spessart NP = Hessian Spessart Nature Park

Points of the compass:

NW = Northwest
SE = Southeast

Other:

AT = Observation tower
BR = Biosphere reserve
Ex = former
DDR = East Germany
FVV = Fremdenverkehrsverein ("tourist association")
Gr = Groß, Großer ("Great")
Hk = Hauptkuppe ("main summit")
KD = Cultural monument
Kl = Klein, Kleiner ("Little")
km² = square kilometre
ND = Natural monument
NHN = Normalhöhennull (German elevation datum)
Nk = Nebenkuppe ("subpeak")
NP = Nature Park
NSG = Nature reserve
Q = Source
RB = Regierungsbezirk ("province")
TrÜbPl = Military training area
v = von, vom
Whs = Wirtshaus (pub, cafe, restaurant)

References and footnotes edit

^ ^a ^b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
^ Stadt Gersfeld (Rhön), ed. (2002), Gersfeld: Wandern, Wellness, Wintersport : Freizeitkarte 5526, Maßstab 1:25.000 (in German), Fulda: Fa. Parzeller
^ Berghöhe – diverse Berge laut unbekannte / nicht recherchierte Quelle

[DE_BFN-Karten-1] Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

[TK5526-2] Stadt Gersfeld (Rhön), ed. (2002), Gersfeld: Wandern, Wellness, Wintersport : Freizeitkarte 5526, Maßstab 1:25.000 (in German), Fulda: Fa. Parzeller

[UQ-3] Berghöhe – diverse Berge laut unbekannte / nicht recherchierte Quelle

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