Mountain range Thuringian Forest | Elevation 802 m | |
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Similar Großer Farmdenkopf, Wetzstein, Quittelsberg, Meuselbacher Kuppe, Eselsberg |
The Rauhhügel is an 812.9 m high (above sea level) mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia (Germany).
Map of Rauhh%C3%BCgel, 98739 Schmiedefeld, Germany
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.
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, 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 Fichtelgebirge and the Erzgebirge, including:
There is a guesthouse at the base of the tower.
References
Rauhhügel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA