Ridge line
The ridge line is the line in - ideally - a ridge that connects the highest points. The ridge line is always also a watershed and the connection of several back lines and saddle points .
Establishing the ridge line in mountains that do not form a classic ridge range can cause difficulties. This is the case in Horstgebirge such as the Harz Mountains , but the Black Forest and the Ore Mountains also have areas where the mountain ridge is divided or difficult to determine without additional aids. These aids can be height measurements , relief and contour representations on topographic maps , stereoscopic evaluations of aerial or satellite images or satellite-based scanning .
The Kitzbühel Alps can serve as a good, illustrative example , where the ridge line runs from Kreuzjoch via Salzachgeier , Salzachjoch , Kröndlhorn , Großer Rettenstein , Kleiner Rettenstein , Pass Thurn , Geißstein , Hochkogel to Schmittenhöhe . The best-known ridge lines in German low mountain ranges are the Rennsteig in the Thuringian Forest and the Clausstrasse in the Harz Mountains .
