Great Dreiherrnstein

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Great Dreiherrnstein
height 838  m above sea level NHN
location Thuringia , Germany
Mountains Thuringian Forest
Dominance 6 km →  Kickelhahn
Coordinates 50 ° 36 '21 "  N , 10 ° 53' 51"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 36 '21 "  N , 10 ° 53' 51"  E
Großer Dreiherrnstein (Thuringia)
Great Dreiherrnstein

The Great Dreiherrenstein is a rennsteig near 838.2  m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Thuringian Forest . It is located almost 4 km northeast of Frauenwald and northwest of Neustadt am Rennsteig . The border from the Hildburghausen district ( Schleusegrund ) to the Ilm district (Neustadt) runs over its summit, the highest point being on the Schleusegrund district. The districts of Frauenwald, Stützerbach and Langewiesen (all Ilm district) are directly adjacent.

The mountain is named after the historic crossing point Großer Dreiherrenstein , which is 500 m to the northwest.

Dominance

The Great Dreiherrenstein is on the Elbe-Weser watershed and represents the this running main ridge of the Thuringian Forest between the highest point in Schmiedefeld and Masserberg is His. Dominance is over 6 km - at this distance, the next higher terrain point is at Kickelhahn in North.

Surroundings

To the northwest of the mountain and the boundary stone is the little prominent Kleine Dreiherrnstein , the Große Hundskopf ( 824  m ) is just under 2 km west-northwest, the Große Burgberg ( 817  m ) is a good 1.5 km south-southeast; Both mountains can be reached via the Rennsteig without having to cross any noteworthy gaps.

Rivers

The ( Böse ) Schleuse rises northwest of the mountain and its tributary fork , both tributary to the Werra, in two source streams south of the mountain . On the north flank, in turn, the Schorte and, slightly to the east of it, the Schobse ; The Ochsenbach rises south-east of the mountain on the Großer Burgberg , a source brook of the Schobse receiving water, Wohlrose , which, like the Schorte, flows to the Ilm and thus to the Saale .

The valleys of the five rivers separate the branching ridges:

Branching back

Individual evidence

  1. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )