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 | |
| Elevation | 801.9 m (2,631 ft) |
| Prominence | 141 m (463 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 50°32′36″N 11°13′2″E / 50.54333°N 11.21722°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Thuringian 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.
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Leipziger Turm Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Olitätenland, retrieved March 26, 2011 (in German)
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