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 ), 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) Natural region;Nature park,Biosphere reserve LocationVillages(near/between) County/counties(see below) State/States(see below) Location of(sights;nature reserves; Rivers/sources) Image Wasserkuppe() 950.0 Wasserkuppenrhön;Hessian Rhön NP,Rhön BR Abtsroda,Obernhausen,Reulbach,Sieblos,Tränkhof FD HE highest mountain inthe 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() 927.9 Dammersfeld Ridge;Hessian Rhön NP,Rhön BR Dalherda,Neuwildflecken,Rommers,Wildflecken FD,KG,FD,KG HE,BV,HE,BV highest mountain inRB Lower Franconia;Wildflecken Training Area;Rhine-Weser Watershed,S: Gichenbach,S: Kleine Sinn 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:() 925.7 m925.7912.6 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() 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() 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() 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() 893.8 Dammersfeld Ridge;Bavarian Rhön NP,Hessian Rhön NP,Rhön BR Frankenheim,Mosbach,Oberweißenbrunn R-G,FD,R-G BV,HE,BV SchwedenwallSkilift/piste Steinkopf(Wüstensachsen)() 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)() 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() 880Berghöhe – diverse Berge laut unbekannte / nicht recherchierte Quelle 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() 874,9 Wasserkuppenrhön;Hessian Rhön NP,Rhön BR Rodholz,Obernhausen FD HE Basalt crags;S: Lütter
Abbreviations Key to the abbreviations used in the table:
Counties (using German car registration plate abbreviations): FD = Fulda HEF = Hersfeld-Rotenburg KG = Bad Kissingen MKK = Main-Kinzig-Kreis NES = Rhön-Grabfeld SM = Schmalkalden-Meiningen WAK = Wartburgkreis
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)
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