List of mountains and elevations in the Franconian Alb

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Franconian Alb

The list of mountains and elevations in the Franconian Alb contains a selection of mountains and elevations as well as their foothills in the Franconian Alb , a low mountain range of the south-west German stratified level in the German state of Bavaria .

Four columns of the table sorted in the initial view according to height in meters (m) above sea ​​level (MSL; unless otherwise specified according to BfN ) can be sorted by clicking on the symbols next to their headings. In the columns mountain, elevation, foothills and place of , alternative names are put in brackets, in small print and in italics . In the first column, under entries that occur several times, the place names are shown in small print to distinguish them.

The abbreviations used in the table below illustrates.

Mountain,
elevation,
foothills 		Height
(m) 		Landscape part location Agricultural
circle / e
* 		Place of image
Hesselberg 689.4
 Zeugenberg ,
foreland of the southern Franconian Alb 		Ehingen ,
Gerolfingen 		ON Remains of ramparts ,
transmitter Hesselberg ,
Hesselberghaus,
Ev. Hesselberg Education Center		 Hesselberg from the southwest
Dürrenberg 656.4 Cockscomb Heidenheim WUG
Poppberg 653, 0 Upper Palatinate Jura Birgland - Poppberg AS Poppberg castle ruins Palas of the castle ruins Poppberg on the Poppberg
Ossinger 651.1 Upper Palatinate Jura Koenigstein AS Ossinger Tower ( AT ) Look at Ossinger
Kappersberg 650.7 Upper Palatinate Jura Birgland -Frechetsfeld AS
Kütschenrainberg 647, 0 Northern Franconian Alb (NE) Kirchenthumbach ,
Heinersreuther Forest 		NEW
Zantberg 646.8 Upper Palatinate Jura Hirschbach ,
Neukirchen 		AS The Hohe Zant
Efferaberg 645.2 Cockscomb Heidenheim - Degersheim WUG
Spielberg 642.4 Cockscomb Spielberg WUG
Limpelberg 640.9 Middle Franconian Alb (S) Parsberg - Holzheim ,
Velburg - Freudenricht 		NM
Haunberg 637, 0 Mittersberg NM Transmission tower Rocks on the Haunberg
Deciduous 635.7 Weissenburger Alb Weissenburg WUG Weißenburg-Wülzburg airfield
High Reut 635, 0 Dolomitkuppenalb Betzenstein - Riegelstein BT Transmission tower
Hörlesbuck 634.7 Cockscomb Heidenheim - Degersheim WUG
Colomanner height 633.7 Velburg - Sankt Colomann NM
Steinbühl 632.1 Cockscomb Heidenheim - Rohrach WUG
Cape 631.2 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen- Auernheim WUG
Mayersberg 628.9 Parsberg - Eichensee NM Stiglerfelsen
Yellow mountain 628.4 Cockscomb Dittenheim - Sammenheim WUG Yellow castle Yellow Mountain seen from the north
Little Kulm
(Klein Kulm) 		627, 0 Franconian Switzerland Basket village BT Observation tower Little Kulm
Dietrichstein 626.6 Lauterhofen - Nattershofen NM Burgstall Schweppermannsberg ,
(Thierenstein)
Gemeindeberg 625, 0 Cockscomb Berolzheim market WUG
Steinberg 624.7 Weissenburger Alb Weißenburg in Bavaria WUG
Häberberg 624.5 Velburg - Dantersdorf NM Hohenfels military training area
Ecklestein 624.3 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen- Auernheim WUG
On the layer 624.2 Weissenburger Alb Weißenburg in Bavaria WUG
Hohenstein 624, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Hohenstein LAU Hohenstein Castle Hohensteiner Berg with Hohenstein village and Hohenstein Castle from the southeast
Hohllochberg 622.4 Velburg - Sankt Wolfgang NM Hollow hole
( karst horizontal cave) 		Hohllochberg with the Hohlloch, grotto complex from the south-west
Schloßberg
(Velburg) 		621.8 Velburg NM Velburg castle ruins ,
lookout point 		Schloßberg with castle ruins Velburg from the west
Hirschbuck 621.1 Wolferstadt - Rothenberg DON
Goeschberg 620.6 Southern FA (NO) Seubersdorf ,
( Deining )		 NM Telecommunication tower Seubersdorf
Bockenberg 620.4 Velburg - Sankt Colomann NM King Otto stalactite cave König-Otto-Tropfsteinhöhle: stalagmites in the Advent hall
Wülzburger Berg 620, 0
 Weissenburger Alb Weissenburg WUG Wülzburg
(height of the northeast bastion : 643.8  m ) 		Wülzburger Berg with fortress Wülzburg from the direction of Weißenburg or the west-southwest
Hochberg
(Pommelsbrunn) 		619.3 Hersbrucker Switzerland Pommelsbrunn - Mittelburg LAU Former hilltop settlement,
prehistoric ramparts
Büchelberg 619.1 Velburg - Reichertswinn NM Hohenfels military training area
Schweinsberg 618, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Betzenstein - Riegelstein BT Burgstall
Houbirg 616.6 Hersbrucker Switzerland Happurg LAU Houbirg (southern part)
(late Celtic oppidum ),
Doggerstollen (Doggerwerk)
( SS underground factory) ,
Hohler Fels
(karst cave and nearby rock face)
Schlossberg
(Spies) 		616, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Betzenstein - Spies BT Burgstall Spies ,
lookout point 		Schlossberg with the village of Spies from Schweinsberg towards the east
Eichelberg 615.5 Weissenburger Alb Weißenburg in Bavaria WUG
Hohenmirsberger Platte
(plate) 		614, 0 Franconian Switzerland Pottenstein - Hohenmirsberg BT Observation tower
Schloßberg
(Lengenfeld) 		612.8 Velburg - Lengenfeld NM Helfenberg castle ruins Wall remains of the Helfenberg castle ruins on the Schloßberg
Arzberg
(Hersbruck) 		612.1 Hersbrucker Switzerland Hersbruck - Leutenbach LAU Arzbergturm ( AT )
(approx. 611  m )
nameless mountain 611.9 Reinwarzhofen
(at the "Lehhof") 		RH 2 transmission towers
Schroppenwinkel
( Nk from Auf der Ebene ) 		611.4 Weissenburger Alb Weißenburg in Bavaria WUG
Kellerberg
(Seubersdorf) 		610.7 Seubersdorf - Eichenhofen NM Adelburg castle ruins

Kellerberg from the north

Kirschbühl 610.2 Treuchtlingen- Siebeneichhöfe WUG
Vorachbuck 608.8 Wolferstadt - Rothenberg ,
Polsingen - Doeckingen 		DON ,
WUG
Warenberg 608, 0 Franconian Switzerland Kosbrunn BT Burgstall Wartberg ,
lookout point 		Warenberg with Burgstall Wartberg from the west, Kosbrunn in the foreground
Buchberg
(in the Upper Palatinate
near Seubersdorf) 		607.3 Seubersdorf NM
Schloßberg
(Schloßberg, Heideck) 		606.7 Zeugenberg ,
foreland of the southern Franconian Alb 		Heideck - Schloßberg RH ,
WUG 		Transmission tower ,
Burgstall Schlossberg ,
prehistoric settlement		 Schlossberg with the district of the same name from the southeast
Uhlberg
(Ullberg) 		604.7 Wolferstadt - Rothenberg ,
Treuchtlingen - Carrots 		DON ,
WUG 		Uhlbergkapelle ruins
( Ulrichskapelle ; approx. 594  m )
Moritzberg 603.5 Middle Franconian Alb (NW) Röthenbach - Moritzberg ,
Leinburg ,
Lauf - Weigenhofen 		LAU Chapel St. Mauritius
(Moritzbergkapelle) ,
Moritzbergturm ( AT )
(formerly: Bismarck tower , then Hindenburg tower ) ,
mountain restaurant 		Moritzberg
Rohrberg
(Weissenburg) 		603.4 Weissenburger Alb Höttingen ,
Weissenburg 		WUG Bismarck Tower ( AT )
(approx. 530  m )
Hungerberg 601.2 Heidenheim- Hechlingen WUG
Big Hansgörgel 601, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Hersbruck ,
Kirchensittenbach ,
Reichenschwand 		LAU View from Hans-Sachs-Ring on Michelsberg (438 m; Hersbrucker "Hausberg"): left the district Altensittenbach (am Sittenbach), in the middle of the picture the big Hansgörgel (601 m) and next to it the small Hansgörgel (533 m), on the right the district Kühnhofen (am Sittenbach) and behind it on the horizon Hohenstein Castle (624 m)
Viersteinberg 600.2 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen WUG
Patrich 599.6 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen WUG
Tannenberg 599, 0 Franconian Switzerland near Haag in the
Lindenhardter Forst-Nordwest
(municipality-free area between
Creußen , Haag , Hummeltal ) 		BT Transmission tower ;
Sources from:
Fichtenohe , Mistel , Püttlach and Roter Main
Hagbuck 598, 0 Cockscomb Spielberg WUG Spielberg Castle Hagbuck with Spielberg Castle, viewed from Gnotzheim
Schloßberg
(Stierberg) 		596, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Betzenstein - Stierberg BT Stierberg castle ruins
(approx. 580  m ) 		Schlossberg with the village of Stierberg and Stierberg castle ruins from the north-west
Yourwanger Bühl 595.3 Greding - your wish RH Euerwangtunnel Meager lawn Euerwanger Bühl
Dillberg 595, 0 Zeugenberg ,
foreland of the middle Franconian Alb 		Postbauer-Heng - Dillberg NM Dillberg transmitter Dillberg transmitter on unwooded Dillberg from the south
Buchberg
(in the Upper Palatinate
near Neumarkt) 		591, 0 Zeugenberg ,
foreland of the middle Franconian Alb 		Neumarkt ,
( Berngau ,
Sengenthal - Buchberg )		 NM Ring wall Buchberg from the north
Lützelburg 590.5 Velburg - Unterwiesenacker NM Burgstall Lützelburg Rocks of the Lützelburg mountain, the former location of the Lützelburg
Schlossberg
(Leienfels) 		590.1 Franconian Switzerland Leienfels BT Leienfels castle ruins ,
lookout point 		Schlossberg Leienfels above the village of Graisch from the northeast
Kumpfleite 590, 0 Riedenburg - Otterzhofen ,
Hemau - Haid 		KEH ,
R 		2 transmission towers
Kalvarienberg
(Parsberg) 		589.2 Parsberg NM
Büchelberg 589.5 Velburg - Albertshofen NM Hohenfels military training area
Geissberg 589.1 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen- Auernheim WUG
Schloßberg
(Riegelstein) 		589, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Betzenstein - Riegelstein BT Riegelstein castle ruins Rocks of the Schloßberg, on which the upper castle of the former Riegelstein Castle stood, from the northeast
Wolfsteinberg 588.8
 Neumarkt - sheep farm NM Wolfstein castle ruins ,
lookout point 		Wolfstein castle ruins on Wolfsteinberg from the north of Neumarkt-Labersricht
Ottenberg 588.0 Middle Franconian Alb (W) Pilsach ,
( mountain )		 NM Burgstall ,
Ottenberg glider airfield
Rieplberg 588.0 Hemau - Tiefenhüll ,
Parsberg - Herrnried 		R ,
NM 		Transmission tower
Plankenstein
(Velburg) 		588, 0 Velburg - Deus wall NM Burgstall Plankenstein ,
lookout point 		Burgstall Plankenstein with moats and wall remains on the wooded hilltop of the Plankenstein
Rothenberg 588, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Schnaittach LAU Rothenberg Fortress The Rothenberg with Rothenberg Fortress
Schloßberg
(Osternohe) 		588, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Easter son LAU Osterohe castle ruins
(approx. 515  m )
viewpoint 		Schloßberg with Osternoher location Schloßberg with the ruins of Osternohe from the southwest
Wichsenstein rock 587.8 Franconian Switzerland Wank stone FO
Hollow bracket 587.3 Weissenburger Alb Raitenbuch WUG
Schloßberg
(Strahlfels) 		587, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Simmelsdorf - Strahlfels LAU Burgstall Strahlfels
(approx. 570  m )
lookout point 		Rock spur of the Schloßberg near the village of Strahlfels, on which the castle stables is located, from the west
Neubürg 586.8 Franconian Switzerland Mistelgau - residential area BT Prehistoric hilltop settlement Neubürg from the south
Wachtlerberg 586.7 Geilsheim AN , WUG
Deckersberg
(Bauernberg) 		586.3 Hersbrucker Switzerland Happurg ,
Hersbruck - Ellenbach 		LAU Upper basin of
Lake Happurger See
Burgberg
(Wildenfels) 		586, 0 Franconian Switzerland Simmelsdorf - Wildenfels LAU Wildenfels castle ruins Burgbergkuppe with Wildenfels castle ruins
Kappelbuck
(Kapellenberg) 		585.5 Heidenheim- Hechlingen WUG Katharinenkapelle ruin
Burgberg
(Lichtenegg) 		585, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Birgland - Lichtenegg AS Lichtenegg castle ruins ,
lookout point 		Castle hill with Lichtenegg castle ruins and the village of the same name from the south
Geisberg 585, 0 Franconian Switzerland near Zeegendorf in the
Geisberger Forst
(community-free area between
Strullendorf , Heiligenstadt , Litzendorf ) 		BA Bamberg transmitter
(Bamberg / Geisberg transmitter) 		Bamberg transmitter system on the Geisberg
Schmalenberg 584.5 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen- Auernheim WUG
Altenberg
(Zoggendorf) 		583.1 Franconian Switzerland Zoggendorf BA
Local mountain 582.8 Siebeneichhöfe WUG
Hirschbühl 582, 0
 Franconian Switzerland Obertrubach - Sorg FO Rock formations:
- signal stone ,
- wailing wall 		Signal stone with climbers
Gorkum 581.3 Franconian Switzerland Lichtenfels - Rothmannsthal LIF
Kemitzenstein
(Chamnitzen) 		580.6 Bad Staffelstein - Kümmersreuth LIF Franconian Switzerland Kemitzenstein rocks
Fichtelberg 580.0 Upper Palatinate Jura Königstein - Döttenreuth AS Fichtelbergloch
(crevasse, sinkhole) 		View from the southwest to the Fichtelberg
Nonnenberg 579.2 near Gersdorf in the
Engelthaler Forest
(community-free area between
Engelthal , Leinburg , Offenhausen ) 		LAU Nonnenberg
Leitsberg 579, 0 Franconian Switzerland Haidhof FO
Stone slab 577.3 Weissenburger Alb Weißenburg in Bavaria WUG
High mountain
(Bocksberg) 		572.4 Hersbrucker Switzerland Happurg ,
Pommelsbrunn - Reckenberg 		LAU Houbirg (northern part)
(late Celtic oppidum )
Bald stone 572, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Neunkirchen - Weißenbach LAU Prehistoric Glatzenstein cave,
fortifications (ring moat),
lookout point 		Bald stone from the west
Tyrolsberg 572, 0 Berngau- Tyrolsberg ,
Postbauer-Heng - Köstlbach ,
Neumarkt- Rittershof 		NM
Pfarrberg 570.2 Pfaffenhofen AS Schweppermannsburg ,
(Pfaffenhofen Castle)
(approx. 420  m ) 		Schweppermannsburg on the northwest spur of the Pfarrberg from the east
Schellenberg 569.8 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen- Auernheim WUG
Kalvarienberg
(Lauterhofen) 		569, 0 Lauterhofen NM Crucifixion group,
Windloch cave
Schloßberg
(Haidhofer Schloßberg)
(Haidhof) 		569, 0 Franconian Switzerland Haidhof FO Burgstall Schlossberg
( 560.1  m )
vantage point 		Castle hill with castle rock from the east
hazel 566.1 Harburg ,
Huisheim 		DON with transmission mast / tower
Moselstein 565.7 Treuchtlingen- Oberheumödern WUG
Ludwigshöhe
( Nk from Auf der Ebene ) 		565, 0 Weissenburger Alb Weissenburg WUG Bergwaldtheater Weißenburg
Weinleite 562.1 Berg - Haimburg NM Haimburg castle ruins ,
(approx. 500  m )
Holzberg 561.8 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen- Windischhausen WUG
Friesener Warte 561.7 Franconian Switzerland Hirschaid- Friesen ,
( Buttenheim - Kälberberg )		 BA Glider airfield Friesener Warte ,
section fortifications from prehistoric times u. middle Ages		 View from Neuses an der Regnitz to the north to the Friesener Warte
Kühberg 561.3 Treuchtlingen- Siebeneichhöfe WUG
Stammberg 559.5 Peulendorf BA
Katzenberg 558.5 near Buttenheim - Kälberberg im
Eichwald
(community-free area between
Buttenheim, Hirschaid , Strullendorf ) 		BA
Wachknock
(Buttenheim) 		558, 0 Franconian Switzerland Buttenheim BA Telecommunication tower Bamberg
(transmitter Bamberg / Wachknock; radio transmission point Buttenheim 1 ) 		Telecommunications tower from the Bamberg transmitter on the Wachknock
Red mountain 556.2 Cockscomb Heidenheim - Hechlingen WUG
Leupoldstein 556, 0 Franconian Switzerland Leupoldstein BT Burgstall Leupoldstein ,
lookout point 		Leupoldstein mountain as the location of the Leupoldstein castle stable from the southwest
Altenberg
(Haidling) 		555, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Schnaittach - Haidling LAU
Schloßberg
(Haderlsdorf) 		554.8 Beratzhausen - Haderlsdorf R. Ehrenfels castle ruins Wall tower of the Ehrenfels castle ruins on the Schloßberg on the south side
Reisberg
(Schlappenreuther Berg) 		553.9 Franconian Switzerland Schlappenreuth BA View from the south over Demmelsdorf to Schlappenreuth and the Reisberg
Hainberg 553.8 Franconian Switzerland Rennertshofen - Ellenbrunn
Neuburg - Bergen 		ND
Hoher Schachen
(Hohenschachen) 		553.7 Seubersdorf ,
Breitenbrunn 		NM
Altenberg
(Stauf) 		553, 0 Thalmässing - Stauf RH Burgstall ,
transmission tower
Little Hansgörgel 553, 0
 Hersbrucker Switzerland Hersbruck ,
Kirchensittenbach 		LAU Burgstall Little Hansgörgel The summit of the Kleiner Hansgörgel as the location of the Kleiner Hansgörgel castle stable
Görauer Anger
(Beerleite) 		552.8 Franconian Switzerland Kasendorf -Zultenberg KU
Spiš mountain 552, 0 Franconian Switzerland Pegnitz - Zips BT Pegnitz-Zipser Berg airfield
Hienberg 550, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Schnaittach - Waizmannsdorf ,
Simmelsdorf 		LAU
Schloßberg
(Pölling) 		549.5 Polling NM Heinrichsbürg castle ruins
(Heinzburg)
Hetzleser Berg 549, 0 Franconian Switzerland Effeltrich ,
Hetzles ,
Igensdorf - Pommer ,
Kunreuth - Ermreus ,
Ermreuth -Gleisenhof		 FO Plateau of the Hetzleser mountain
Rupprechtstein 548.3 Franconian Switzerland Etzelwang AS Rupprechtstein castle ruins The Rupprechtstein from the north-west
Lindenberg 545, 0 Franconian Switzerland Neunkirchen ,
Oberlindelbach 		FO Prehistoric ring wall,
Lindelburg castle stable		 The Lindenberg seen from Eckental
Schleussberg 544.0 Franconian Switzerland Pommelsbrunn LAU Lichtenstein castle ruins
(approx. 507  m ) 		Schleußberg with Lichtenstein castle ruins via Pommelsbrunn from the south
Schloßberg
(Pegnitz) 		543, 0 Franconian Switzerland Pegnitz BT Burgstall Böheimstein ,
observation tower 		View from the valley of the Pegnitz (left) - with buildings of the city of Pegnitz - to the Schloßberg with its observation tower (from east-southeast)
Nagelberg 541.7 Treuchtlingen WUG War cemetery on the Nagelberg
Flüglinger Berg 541.3 Zeugenberg ,
foreland of the southern Franconian Alb 		Weimersheim WUG Wallburg
Schmidberg 541, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Betzenstein BT Schmidberg Tower ( AT )
Schloßberg
(Hollenberg) 		540.7 Franconian Switzerland Pegnitz - Hollenberg BT Hollenberg castle ruins ,
lookout point 		Schloßberg with Hollenberg castle ruins from the east
Schlossberg
(house corner) 		540, 0 Franconian Switzerland Etzelwang - house corner AS Hauseck castle ruins Cliffs of the Schlossberg as the former location of the upper castle of Hauseck Castle from the northwest
Staffelberg 540, 0 Franconian Switzerland Bad Staffelstein LIF Oppidum ,
Adelgundis Chapel 		Staffelberg west view
Königsberg
(Stammham) 		538.9 Stammham - Appertshofen EGG
Kordigast 538.1 Franconian Switzerland Altenkunstadt LIF possibly Celts - Barrow East view of the Großer Kordigast of Woffendorf
Schlossberg
(Etzelwang)
(Schergenbuck) 		536.3 Franconian Switzerland Tabernackel AS Neidstein Castle ,
(Neidstein Castle)
( 527.5  m ) 		Neidstein Castle on the Schlossberg from the south
Burgberg
(Thalmässing) 		535, 0 Stauf RH Stauf Castle
Weidenbühl 535, 0 Franconian Switzerland Selva FO Wolkenstein castle ruins
( Thosberg ; approx. 455  m ) 		Burgstall Wolkenstein - remains of a wall or a tower
Eberhardsberg 533.5 Franconian Switzerland Graefenberg ,
Igensdorf 		FO Igensdorfer Teufelstisch
( ND ; approx. 515  m )		 Natural monument "Igensdorfer Teufelstisch" on the southern flank of Eberhardsberg
Mühlkoppe
Pommelsbrunn 		532.9 Hersbrucker Switzerland Pommelsbrunn LAU Burgstall Altes Haus ,
viewpoint 		View from the lower castle to the west of the upper castle on the Mühlkoppe
Honorary citizenship :
- Rodenstein (Südkuppe)
- Walberla (Nordkuppe)
531.7
513.9		 Franconian Switzerland Wiesenthau ,
( Leutenbach )		 FO Walpurgis chapel Ehrenbürg with Rodenstein (right; 531.7 m) and Walberla (left center; 513.9 m)
Toad stone 531.5 Franconian Switzerland Weismain - Siedamsdorf LIF
Adlerstein 531.0 Franconian Switzerland Wiesenttal - Engelhardsberg FO Quackenschloss
(cave ruin)
(location: approx. 510  m )
Schloßberg
(Scheßlitz) 		530.4 Franconian Switzerland Scheßlitz - Zeckendorf ,
Weingarten 		BA Giechburg
(Giech Castle) 		Schloßberg Scheßlitz with Giechburg from the south
Hirschberg 528.8 Treuchtlingen- Haag WUG
Schloßberg
(Hechlingen) 		528.3 Heidenheim- Hechlingen WUG Stabelsberg castle ruins ,
near: Hahnenkammsee
Schloßberg
(Kipfenberg) 		527.4 Kipfenberg EGG
Old Staffelberg 526.7 Franconian Switzerland Fourteen saints LIF
Schlossberg
(Trockau) 		525, 0 Franconian Switzerland Dry weather BT Trockau Castle Trockau Castle on the Schlossberg from the southeast
Litzelberg 523.9 Essing KEH Randeck castle ruins ,
lookout point
(approx. 475  m ) 		View from the right bank of the Altmühl to the Randeck castle ruins on a spur of the Litzelberg
Buchberg
(in Upper Franconia
near Leesau) 		523, 0 Thurnau - Leesau KU
Hohler Berg
(Hohes Kreuz)
(Muggendorf) 		522.6 Franconian Switzerland Muggendorf FO Observation tower The mountain as seen from Engelhardsberg
Brunnenberg 522.1 Altdorf EGG Brunneck Castle
(approx. 490  m ) 		Castle courtyard of Burg Brunneck on the Brunnenberg in a south-east direction
Schlossberg
(Freienfels) 		522, 0 Franconian Switzerland Freienfels BT Freienfels Castle Schlossberg with the village of Freienfels and Schloss Freienfels
nameless mountain 521.5 Franconian Switzerland Hollfeld - pilgrim village BT Henriciturm ( AT )
Küheberg 521, 0 Franconian Switzerland Igensdorf -Kirch rüsselbach ,
Weißenohe - village house 		FO Panorama of Igensdorf including the massif of Küheberg and Mitteldorfer Berg from the north-west
Schloßberg
(Hohenfels) 		520.9 Hohenfels
(near: Hohenburg ) 		NM
( AS ) 		Hohenburg castle ruins
( Hohenfels training area ) 		Schloßberg with Hohenburg castle ruins from the south-east
Burgberg
(Hartenstein) 		520, 0 Hersbrucker Switzerland Hartenstein LAU Hartenstein Castle Hartenstein Castle on the Castle Hill
Schützenberg 517, 0 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Rescuers FO
Wachknock
(Long Mile) 		517, 0 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Niedermirsberg ,
Breitenbach 		FO Feuerstein Castle Feuerstein Castle
Niefanger mountain 515.0 Erlingshofen EGG Burgstall Wieseck
(approx. 460 to 480  m )
Mirsberger Höhe 514.5 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Niedermirsberg FO Airport Burg Feuerstein ,
observatory Feuerstein 		Feuerstein observatory with the eastern part of the Mirsberger Höhe in the background, towards the northeast
Schlossberg
(Bechthal) 		513.0 Raitenbuch - Bechthal WUG Bechthal castle ruins Main castle of the castle ruins Bechthal located on the Schloßberg from the south
Staufer Berg 511.6 Stauf NM Burgstall Staufer Berg Neumarkt valley basin with Staufer Berg (center) and Buchberg (left) from the northeast
Trommetsheimer Berg 511, 0 Zeugenberg Alesheim - Trommetsheim WUG
Rotenberg 510, 0 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Kauernhofen FO
Schlossberg
(Erlingshofen) 		508.8 Erlingshofen EGG Rundeck castle ruins
(Erlingshofen Castle, Stossenberg Castle or Stossenburg Castle) 		Rundeck castle ruins hidden in the forest of the Schlossberg from the east
Arzberg
(Beilngries) 		507.1 Altmuehltal Beilngries EGG The Arzberg with Beilngries in the foreground
Mitteldorfer Berg 507, 0 Franconian Switzerland Igensdorf - Mitteldorf FO Burgstall Hainburg
Rescuing pulpit 506.3 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Rescuers FO
Steinberg 506, 0 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Reifenberg FO
Lämmerberg 504.3 Treuchtlingen carrots WUG
Landeck 504.2 southern Franconian Alb Thalmassing RH Landeck Castle Stables View from the south to Thalmässing with the Landeck mountain there (center) and Burgberg (left) near Stauf
nameless mountain 502.7 Franconian Switzerland Wiesenttal - Neudorf FO Schönstein cave ,
Brunnstein cave
(entrances each: approx. 450  m )
Pfaffenberg
(Mettendorf) 		502.4 Mettendorf RH Liebeneck Castle
(approx. 450  m )
Teisenberg 500.6 Weismain ,
Erlach ,
Krassach ,
Schammendorf ,
Wohnsig 		LIF Transverse hole ( ND )
Calvary
(Greding) 		500.4 Greding RH
Castle Hill
(Sanspareil) 		500, 0 Franconian Switzerland Sanspareil KU Zwernitz Castle ,
Sanspareil rock garden 		Sanspareil village with Zwernitz Castle and the Sanspareil rock garden in the beech grove behind
Herrenberg
(Wappersdorf) 		500, 0 Mühlhausen - Wappersdorf NM Schweppermann ruins
Muhlberg 500, 0 Treuchtlingen- Möhrenberg WUG View over the Schürmühle in the Möhrenbach valley to the Mühlberg
Schlossberg
(Heiligenstadt) 		499, 0 Franconian Switzerland Heiligenstadt BA Greifenstein Castle View in north-northeast direction past the Catholic Church from Heiligenstadt to the Schlossberg with Greifenstein Castle around 1 km away
Wolfsberg 498.8 Dietfurt - Mühlbach NM Rampart
Turmberg
(Kasendorf) 		498, 0 Franconian Switzerland Kasendorf KU Fortifications ,
Magnusturm ( AT )
Högelstein 497.9 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Kauernhofen ,
rescuers 		FO
Schellenberg 494.5 Enkering EGG Ancient fortress Schellenburg ,
Schellenberg tunnel ,
transmission tower 		Schellenberg with Anlautertal, Bundesautobahn 9, new ICE line Nuremberg – Ingolstadt and village Enkering (from the north)
nameless mountain 494.1 Franconian Switzerland Leutzdorf FO Rosenmüller cave
(entrance: approx. 430  m )
Schloßberg
(Drosendorf) 		493.1 Franconian Switzerland ,
( Long Mile ) 		Drosendorf FO
Wartleitenberg 488.0 Franconian Switzerland Streitberg FO Neideck castle ruins
( 402.9  m ) 		Mountain spur of the Wiesent valley north-northeast of the Wartleitenberg with Neideck castle ruins from the west
Book manager 484.5 Mischelbach WUG Sandsee Castle
(approx. 454  m )
Plankenstein
(Plankenfels) 		481, 0 Franconian Switzerland Plankenfels - Plankenstein BT Burgstall Plankenstein
Schloßberg
(Treuchtlingen) 		480, 0 Cockscomb Treuchtlingen WUG Treuchtlingen castle ruins ,
war memorial
(First and Second World War) 		East side of the castle ruins Treuchtlingen on the Schloßberg from the east
Petzberg 479, 0 Franconian Switzerland Aufseß BT Hugoturm ( AT )
Bubenheimer Berg 476.4 Treuchtlingen - Bubenheim WUG Geotope
Castle Hill
(Thuisbrunn) 		470, 0 Franconian Switzerland Thuisbrunn FO Thuisbrunn Castle Burgberg with Thuisbrunn Castle from the southwest
Hohler Berg
(Burggillenreuth) 		469.9 Franconian Switzerland Burggaillereuth ,
Windischgaillreuth 		FO Zoolithenhöhle
(entrance: approx. 455  m )
Kappshöhle
(entrance: approx. 450  m )
nameless mountain 469.3 Franconian Switzerland Leutzdorf FO Esper cave
(entrance: approx. 440  m )
Lobster Mountain 464.3 Franconian Switzerland Streitberg FO Bing cave
(entrance: approx. 375  m ) 		Bing Cave: Prince Ludwig Grotto with the Three Peaks
Willibaldsberg 464, 0 Eichstatt EGG Willibaldsburg ,
lookout point 		Willibaldsburg with Altmühltal from the direction of the Marienstein district or from the west in the evening light
Schlossberg
(Enkering) 		460, 0 Enkering egg Rumburg ruins
(approx. 450 to 460  m ) 		Schlossberg with Rumburg ruins and Enkering village (from the east or from Schellenberg)
Geiersberg 455, 0 Franconian Switzerland Hollfeld - Krögelstein BT Krögelstein castle ruins
(approx. 440  m ) 		The village of Krögelstein am Geiersberg with the mountain spur of the Krögelstein castle ruins and the slightly higher parish church (formerly the castle chapel) from the north-west
Kalkberg 454.0 Weismain ,
Erlach ,
Krassach 		LIF Transmission mast / tower
Mountain spur of the Taubenbach valley 453, 0 Hohenburg - Spieshof AS Roßstein castle ruins Tower of the Roßstein castle ruins from the southwest
Castle Hill
(Niesten) 		450, 0 Franconian Switzerland Weismain - Niesten LIF Niesten Castle ruins Niesten castle ruins on the castle hill: View from the main castle to the former outer bailey and forecourt, all parts separated by ditches
Schloßberg
(Pappenheim) 		450, 0 Pappenheim WUG Pappenheim Castle ,
viewpoint 		Schloßberg with Pappenheim Castle from the south
Schlossberg
(Riedenburg) 		450, 0 Riedenburg KEH Rosenburg Castle Southern part of the city of Riedenburg with the Main-Danube Canal (Altmühl), city bridge, Schlossberg with Rosenburg Castle (left) and Jägerberg with Tachenstein Castle ruins (right), from the east
Burgberg
(Wolfsberg) 		449.0 Franconian Switzerland Obertrubach - Wolfsberg FO Wolfsberg castle ruins Castle hill with Wolfsberg castle ruins above the village of Wolfsberg, view from the south-southeast
Rabenstein 443, 0 Franconian Switzerland Egloffstein FO Egloffstein Castle Rabenstein with the village of Egloffstein and Egloffstein Castle from the Trubach Valley from the southwest
Peasant leadership 434, 0 Franconian Switzerland Ahorntal - Oberailsfeld BT Burgstall Alte Veste
(approx. 415  m ) 		Rocks and remnants of the curtain wall of the former "Alten Veste" (Burgstall) in the eastern part of the Bauernleite rising west of the Ailsbach valley
Burgberg
(Hohenfels) 		428, 0 Hohenfels NM Hohenfels Castle
Schlossberg
(Oberaufseß) 		425, 0 Franconian Switzerland Aufseß - Oberaufseß BT Oberaufseß Castle Schlossberg with Oberaufseß Castle from the north from the hamlet of Oberaufseß
Mountain spur of the Wiesent valley 424.6 Franconian Switzerland Waischenfeld - Schönhof BT Rabeneck Castle
(Rabeneck Castle) 		Mountain spur of Rabeneck Castle from the southwest of Wiesenttal
Schiessberg 421.7 Franconian Switzerland Eggolsheim - Unterstürmig FO Ringwall Schießberg View from Neuses an der Regnitz to Unterstürmig and the Schießberg
Mountain spur of the Ailsbach valley 420, 0 Franconian Switzerland Ahorntal - Klausstein BT Rabenstein
Castle (Schloss Rabenstein) ,
near: Sophienhöhle 		Rabenstein Castle with Ailsbach Valley from the south
Schlüsselberg
(Galgenberg) 		420, 0 Franconian Switzerland Waischenfeld BT Burgstall Schlüsselberg
(approx. 410  m ) 		Schlüsselberg (Galgenberg) with rocks from the Schluesselberg castle stable and powder mill in the Ailsbach valley (foreground) from the west-northwest
Burgberg
(Pottenstein) 		410, 0 Franconian Switzerland Pottenstein BT Pottenstein Castle Castle hill with Pottenstein Castle and houses in the town of Pottenstein from the south-southeast
Streitberg 403.7 Franconian Switzerland Streitberg FO Streitberg castle ruins View from the natural rock tower Schauertaler Turm in the west northwest to the cliffs of the Streitberg of the Streitburg ruins; in the background - beyond the Wiesent valley - Neideck castle ruins
Arndthöhe 400, 0 Franconian Switzerland Waischenfeld BT Waischenfeld castle ruins
(Waischenfeld Castle) 		Waischenfeld castle ruins with the “Steinerner Beutel” defense tower on the Arndthöhe
Mountain spur of the Wiesent valley 390, 0 Franconian Switzerland Burggaillereuth FO Gaillreuth Castle Residential tower of the castle Gaillreuth with remains of the gate system

Abbreviations

The abbreviations used in the table (sorted alphabetically) mean:

Counties ( license plate ):

Others:

See also

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ Height of the Hesselberg or maximum height of the Franconian Alb according to an excerpt from an information board on the Hesselberg path
  3. ↑ The almost equally high east-south-east part of the Kütschenrainberg is called Kalvarienberg .
  4. ↑ a b The height above sea ​​level (NHN) of the Wülzburger Berg ( 620  m ) should not be confused with the platform height of the Roßmühle bastion ( 643.8  m ), which is part of the Wülzburg fortress there (both heights according to the individual records of the BFN map services ) .
  5. ↑ a b Berghöhe - according to an unknown / not researched source
  6. ↑ Topographic map with Little Hansgörgel , on the Bavaria Atlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )