The Rauhhügel is an 812.9 m high (above sea level) mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia (Germany).
Rauhhügel | |
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Leipzig tower on top of the Rauhhügel | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 801.9 m (2,631 ft) |
Coordinates | 50°32′36″N 11°13′2″E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Thuringian Forest |
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.
Description | Height above sea level |
Direction | Particularity |
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Mutzenberg | 770.0 m | SW | Coniferous forest |
Spitzer Berg | 790.3 m | W NW | Coniferous forest |
Rehhecke | 707.0 m | NW | Coniferous forest |
Assberg | 703.0 m | N NE | |
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,[1] 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.
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