The Rauhhügel is an 812.9 m high (above sea level) mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia, Germany.

Rauhhügel
Leipzig tower on top of the Rauhhügel
Highest point
Elevation801.9 m (2,631 ft)
Prominence141 m (463 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates50°32′36″N 11°13′2″E / 50.54333°N 11.21722°E / 50.54333; 11.21722
Geography
Rauhhügel is located in Thuringia
Rauhhügel
Rauhhügel
Parent rangeThuringian Forest

It is located close to the municipalities of Schmiedefeld and Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the Rennsteig.

Neighbouring mountains
Description Height
above sea level
Direction Particularity
Mutzenberg 770.0 m SW Coniferous forest
Spitzer Berg 790.3 m W NW Coniferous forest
Rehhecke 707.0 m NW Coniferous forest
Assberg 703.0 m N NE

The Leipzig tower on top of the Rauhhügel is 17.5 m high. It has viewing platforms on two levels, the upper at 14 m,[1] from which in good weather one can see far into the surrounding mountains of the Thuringian Highland, the Thuringian Forest and to mountains of the Fichtel Mountains and Ore Mountains, including:

  • Neuhaus am Rennweg (830 m)
  • Ochsenkopf (1,024 m), Fichtel Mountains
  • Schneekopf (1,051 m), Fichtel Mountains
  • Fichtelberg (1,214 m), Ore Mountains

There is a guesthouse at the base of the tower.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Leipziger Turm Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Olitätenland, retrieved March 26, 2011 (in German)