List of mountains and hills of the Rhenish Massif

This list of mountains and hills of the Rhenish Massif (German: Rheinisches Schiefergebirge: "Rhenish Slate Mountains") is a selection of the mountains, hills and foothills of the ranges and landscapes that form the Rhenish Massif − sorted by natural regional main unit groups and heights in metres (m) above sea level (NHN).

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45

59

79

82

95

Biggesee
(307.5 m)

Rur Reservoir
(281.5)

Edersee
(244.97)

Möhnesee
(213.74)

96

Großer Feldberg
(~880)

Langenberg
(843.2)

Erbeskopf
(816.32)

Taufstein
(773.0)

Hohe Acht
(746.9)

Botrange
(694.24)

Donnersberg
(686.5)

Wüstegarten
(675.3)

Nordhelle
(663.3)

Fuchskaute
(657.3)

Baraque
(~652)

Eisenberg
(635.5)

Katzenbuckel
(626.0)

Geiersberg
(~586)

Melibokus
(517.4)

Großer Ölberg
(460.1)

Rhenish Massif (with elements of neighbouring landscapes):
– Highest points in the sub-ranges and several neighbouring landscapes
– several river/-mouth elevations
– Four largest reservoirs
– Most important cities
heights in metres (m) above sea level (NHN)

An explanation of the abbreviations used is given below.

Ardennes

The Ardennes lie in Belgium, with foothills in France and Luxembourg.

Baraque de Fraiture (652 m), Province of Luxembourg (B)
Cairn Roy Albert (589 m), Province of Luxembourg (B)
Hochtumsknopf (Hüttensknipp; 510 m), Province of Liege (B)
Croix Scaille (505 m), Province of Namur (B)

Eifel

The Hohe Acht

The Eifel lies in Germany with foothills in Belgium and Luxembourg.

→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Eifel

Hohe Acht (746.9 m), High Eifel (RP)
Ernstberg (699.8 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP)
unnamed peak (near Schwarzer Mann; 699.1 m), Schnee Eifel (RP)
Schwarzer Mann (697.8 m), Schnee Eifel (RP)
Botrange (694.24 m), High Fens (B)
Weißer Stein (693 m), North Eifel (NW / B)
Scharteberg (691.4 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP)
Nürburg (ca. 678 m), High Eifel (RP)
Hochkelberg (674.9 m), High Eifel (RP)
Raßberg (663.8 m), High Eifel (RP)
Steling (658.3 m), High Fens (NW / B)
Giescheid (652 m), North Eifel (NW)
Nerother Kopf (651.7 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP)
Aremberg (623.8 m), Ahr Hills (RP)
Hardtkopf (601.5 m), South Eifel (RP)
Michelsberg (586.1 m), Ahr Hills (NW)
Eigart (565.5 m), North Eifel (NW)
Rockeskyller Kopf (554.6 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP)
Hoher List (549.1 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP)
Wildbretshügel (525.3 m), North Eifel/Rur Eifel (NW)
Herkelstein (434.5 m), North Eifel (NW)
Veitskopf (428.1), Vulkan Eifel (RP)
Burgberg (400.8), Rur Eifel, North Eifel (NW)
Sonnenberg (393.3 m), Rur Eifel (NW)
Calmont (378.4 m), Anterior Eifel (RP)
Bausenberg (339.8 m), North Eifel (RP)
Landskrone (271.7 m), Ahr Hills (RP)

High Fens

The High Fens lie in Belgium with foothills in Germany.

Botrange (694.24 m), Province of Liege (B)
Pannensterzkopf (Bovel; ca. 662 m), Province of Liege (B)
Hühnerhöhe (659.9 m), county of Euskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Steling (658.3 m), county of Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia) / Province of Liege (B)
Hahnheister (636.3 m), county of Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia) / Province of Liege (B)
Hohe Mark (ca. 609 m), Province of Liege (B)

Hunsrück

The Hunsrück lies in Rhineland-Palatinate with foothills in the Saarland.

View from the Erbeskopf

Erbeskopf (816.32 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP)
An den zwei Steinen (766.2 m), Idar Forest
Kahlheid (766.0 m), Idar Forest(RP)
Ruppelstein (762.7 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP)
Sandkopf (757.4 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP)
Steingerüttelkopf (756.6 m), Idarwald (RP)
Idarkopf (745.7 m), Idar Forest(RP)
Usarkopf (725.4 m), Idar Forest(RP)
Rösterkopf (708.1 m), Osburger Hochwald (RP)
Friedrichskopf (707.4 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP)
Dollberg (695.4 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP, SL)
Teufelskopf (695.0 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP)
Schimmelkopf (694.8 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP, SL)
Mückenbornberg (692.6), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP)
Hohe Wurzel (668.9 m), Osburger Hochwald (RP)
Ellerspring (656.8 m), Soonwald – source of the Ellerbach (RP)
Simmerkopf (653.0 m), Soonwald (RP)
Ringkopf (650.1 m), Idar Forest(RP)
Hochsteinchen (648.3 m), Soonwald (RP)
Schanzerkopf (643.5 m), Soonwald (RP)
Kandrich (638.6 m), Bingen Forest (RP)
Wildburghöhe (633.5 m), Soonwald (RP)
Alteburg (620.5 m), Soonwald (RP)
Womrather Höhe (599.1 m), Lützelsoon (RP)
Koppensteiner Höhe (554.9 m), Soonwald (RP)

Kellerwald

Wüstegarten

The Kellerwald lies entirely within Hesse.

→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Kellerwald

Wüstegarten (675.3 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Hohes Lohr (656.7 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Große Aschkoppe (639.8 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Hunsrück (635.9 m), Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Traddelkopf (626.4 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Auenberg (610.7 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Jeust (ca. 585 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Sauklippe (584.4 m), Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Talgang (566.1 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Homberg (518.5 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Peterskopf (506.6 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Hundskopf (470.6 m), Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Rabenstein (439.3 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Keseberg (431.2 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Uhrenkopf (ca. 405 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg

Süder Uplands

The Süder Uplands (Süderbergland) comprise inter alia the historic regions of the Sauerland, Upland, Siegerland, Wittgenstein Land, Bergisches Land and parts of the Hessian Hinterland.

Rothaar Mountains

The subdivisions of the Rothaar is based largely on historic regions. It lies in North Rhine-Westphalia with foothills in Hesse.

→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Rothaar

Sauerland and Upland

Langenberg in winter

View of the Kahler Asten

The following mountains in the highest area of the Rothaar Mountains are those belonging to the historic Upland which lies in the Hessian county of Waldeck-Frankenberg.

→ see also section: Mountains in the article on Upland

Langenberg (843.2 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) and Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE)
Hegekopf (842.9 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE)
Kahler Asten (841.9 m), Hochsauerlandkreis, Rothaar Mountains (NW)
Ettelsberg (837.7 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE)
Clemensberg (837 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Hopperkopf (832.3 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (NW, HE)
Mühlenkopf (ca. 815 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE)
Hunau (818.5 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Ziegenhelle (815.9 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Wallershöhe (812.1 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Bremberg (ca. 810 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Hoher Eimberg (806.1 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (NW, HE)
Hoppernkopf (805.0 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (NW, HE)
Hillekopf (804.9 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Mittelsberg (801.0 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE)
Reetsberg (792.2 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Schlossberg (791.3 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Bollerberg (757.7 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Härdler (756.3 m), county of Olpe (NW)

Wittgenstein Land

The Wittgenstein Land lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.

Albrechtsberg (768 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Hohe Hessel (742.8 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Großer Kopf (740 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Kompass (694.1 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Ebschloh (686.3 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein

Siegerland (historic)

The historic Siegerland (not to be confused with the natural region of Siegerland) lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia:

→ see also section: Hills in the article on Siegerland

Riemen (677.7 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Aukopf (644.9 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Giller (653.5 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Kindelsberg (618.1 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein

Hessians Hinterland

The Hessian Hinterland lies entirely within Hesse.

Sackpfeife (673.5 m), counties of Marburg-Biedenkopf and Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE)
Rimberg (495.1 m), county of Marburg-Biedenkopf

Saalhausen Hills

The Saalhausen Hills lie entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.

→ see also section: Hills in the article on Saalhausen Hills

Himberg (688.5 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Hoher Lehnberg (668.8 m), county of Olpe (NW)
Jürgensberg (619.2 m), county of Olpe (NW)
Beerenberg (614.1 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)

Ebbe Mountains

The Ebbe Mountains lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.

→ see also section: Hills in the article on Ebbe Mountains

Nordhelle (663.3 m), county of Märkischer Kreis
Waldberg (ca. 638 m), county of Märkischer Kreis
Homert (538.3 m), county of Märkischer Kreis

Lenne Mountains

The Lenne Mountains lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.

→ see also section: Hills in the article on Lenne Mountains

Homert (656.1 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
Schomberg (647.6 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
Großes Sonnenstück (686.8 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
Dümberg (575.5 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis

Mittelbigge Upland

Homert

Rammskopf (523.1 m), county of Märkischer Kreis
Homert (519 m), county of Oberbergischer Kreis
Horst (514.9 m), county of Märkischer Kreis
Eulenberg (497.1 m), county of Märkischer Kreis
Sonnenberg (458.5 m), county of Olpe
Nordhelle (437.2), county of Märkischer Kreis
Bracht (429.1 m), county of Olpe
Rappelsberg (410.7 m), county of Olpe
Gilberg (360.0 m), county of Olpe

Siegerland (natural region)

The natural region of Siegerland (not to be confused with the historic Siegerland) lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia:

→ see also section: Mountains in the article on Siegerland (natural region)

Alte Burg (633.0 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein, (NW)
Lipper Nürr (616.9 m), county of Altenkirchen (RP), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW)
Sanktkopf (ca. 606 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein, (NW)
Die Höh (ca. 598 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW)
Die Burg (594.5 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW)
Hohenseelbachskopf (517.5 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW), county of Altenkirchen (RP)
Eisernhardt (482.3 m), borough of Siegen (NW)

Arnsberg Forest

The Arnsberg Forest lies in the eponymous nature park entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.

→ see also section: Hills in the article on Arnsberg Forest Nature Park

Plackweghöhe (actually an unnamed peak; 581.5), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
second highest hill: unnamed peak (559.5), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
third highest hill: unnamed peak (557.4), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
Warsteiner Kopf (556.9 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
Gemeinheitskopf (551.9 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
Niekopf (550.4 m), county of Soest

Bergisches Land on the Upper Agger and Wiehl

Unnenberg (505.7 m), county of Oberbergischer Kreis

Taunus

Großer Feldberg

The Taunus lies in Hesse with foothills in Rhineland-Palatinate.

→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Taunus

Großer Feldberg (881.5 m), county of Hochtaunuskreis
Kleiner Feldberg (825.2 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Altkönig (798.2 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Weilsberg (700.7 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Glaskopf (686.8 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Pferdskopf (662.6 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Kalte Herberge (619.3 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Hohe Wurzel (617.9 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Hohe Kanzel (591.8 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Herzberg (591.4 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Hallgarter Zange (580.5 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Erbacher Kopf (579.8 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Wolfsküppel (545.1 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Rassel (539.4 m), Wiesbaden
Kuhbett (525.6 m), county of Limburg-Weilburg
Steinkopf (518.0 m), Wetteraukreis
Rossert (515.9 m), Main-Taunus-Kreis
Atzelberg (506.7 m), Main-Taunus-Kreis
Großer Lindenkopf (498.7 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Buchwaldskopf (ca. 492 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Goldgrube (492.0 m), Hochtaunuskreis
Kellerskopf (474.0 m), Wiesbaden
Suterkopf (461.8 m), county of Limburg-Weilburg
Staufen (451.0 m), Main-Taunus-Kreis
Hühnerküppel (369.3 m), county of Limburg-Weilburg

Westerwald (natural region)

Fuchskaute

Westerwald

The Westerwald lies within Rhineland-Palatinate with foothills in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse.

→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Westerwald

Fuchskaute (657.3 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)
Stegskopf (654.4 m), county of Altenkirchen (RP)
Salzburger Kopf (654.2 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)
Höllberg (642.8 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE)
Auf der Baar (> 621.25 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE)
Bartenstein (Barstein; ca. 614 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE)
Knoten (605.4 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE)
Alarmstange (545.2 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)
Köppel (540.2 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)
Hohenseelbachskopf (517.5 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW), county of Altenkirchen (RP)
Gräbersberg (513.1 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)
Mahlscheid (509.3 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW) and county of Altenkirchen (RP)
Helleberg (491.3 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)
Asberg (441.0 m), county of Neuwied (RP)
Meerberg (Mehrberg; 430.5 m), county of Neuwied (RP)
Malberg (422.0 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)
Minderberg (417.4 m), county of Neuwied (RP)
Hummelsberg (411 m), county of Neuwied (RP)
Heidenhäuschen (397.9 m), county of Limburg-Weilburg (HE)
Hoher Schaden (388.3 m), Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (RP)
Beulskopf (388.2 m), county of Altenkirchen (RP)
Himmerich (366.4 m), Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (RP)
Leyberg (358.8 m), Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (RP)
Pfahlberg (Pfahlberg; 346.2 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP)

Gladenbach Uplands

Angelburg and Angelburg Transmission Tower

The Gladenbach Upland lies entirely within Hesse.

→ see also section: Hills in the article on Gladenbach Uplands

Angelburg (609.4 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Eschenburg (589.0 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Schwarzenberg (561.2 m), county of Marburg-Biedenkopf
Daubhaus (551.8 m), county of Marburg-Biedenkopf
Hünstein (503.7 m), county of Marburg-Biedenkopf
Dünsberg (497.7 m), county of Gießen
Hornberg (451.0 m), county of Marburg-Biedenkopf
Altenberg (442.2 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Volpertsberg (426.4 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Struth

Hemmrain (561 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in the table:

German states (Bundesländer; ISO 3166-2):

Countries (based on their international vehicle registration codes):

B = Belgium
D = Germany (generally not used above)
F = France (not used above as no mountains are listed yet)
L = Luxembourg (not used above as no mountains are listed yet)

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