List of mountains and hills of Hesse

The Wasserkuppe, the highest mountain in Hesse

This list of mountains and hills of Hesse contains a selection of the significant mountain and hills located in the German federal state of Hesse sorted in each case by their height in metres above sea level (Normalhöhennull or NHN).

Highest mountains in Hesse’s provinces

The following table shows the highest mountain in each of the three Hessian provinces or Regierungsbezirke.

Rhön
(950.0)
Taunus
(881.5)
Rothaar
(843.2)
Kellerwald
(675.3)
Westerwald
(642.8)
Knüll
(635.5)
Spessart
(567.1)
Highest mountains of the most important ranges in Hesse
Heights given in metres (m) above Normalhöhennull (NHN)
Langenberg
(Rothaargebirge)
Taufstein
(Vogelsberg)
Kasseler Kuppe
(Hoher Meißner)
Wüstegarten
(Kellerwald)
Sackpfeife
(Hessian Hinterland)
Höllberg
(Westerwald)
Eisenberg
(Knüllgebirge)
Hohes Gras
(Habichtswald Uplands)
Angelburg
(Gladenbach Uplands)
Rimberg
(Fulda-Haune Tableland)

Clicking on the word "List" in the Lists column, takes you to a list of other mountains and hills in the selected region (some of which extend beyond the borders of Hesse). The table is sorted by height, but may be resorted by clicking on the symbol in the appropriate column header.

Highest mountain Height
(m)
Region Lists
Province
(Regierungsbezirk)
Wasserkuppe 950.0 Rhön List Kassel
Großer Feldberg 881.5 Taunus List Darmstadt
Taufstein 773.0 Vogelsberg List Gießen

Highest mountains and hills in Hesse’s landscapes and natural regions

The following table lists the highest mountains and hills of the various Hessian landscape and natural regions.

In the Landscape column the major Central Upland ranges and landscapes are listed in bold; the smaller, local subranges or basins (with prominent island-like hills) are listed in italics. Clicking on the word “List” in the Lists column, takes you to a list of other mountains and hills in the respective landscape or region. By clicking on MU in the column you will be taken to the article on the natural regional Major unit to which the landscape belongs.

The table is sorted by height but may be resorted by clicking on the symbols in the relevant column header.

See also: List of natural regions in Hesse

Mountain / Hill Height
(m)
Landscape Lists MU District (county)/
(or states)
Wasserkuppe 950.0 Rhön List 354 Fulda
Großer Feldberg 881.5 Taunus List 301 High Taunus
Langenberg 843.2 Rothaar Mountains
(Upland (Hesse))
List
(List)
333
333
Waldeck-Frankenberg
(Hessen)
Hochsauerland
(North Rhine-Westphalia)
Taufstein 773.0 Vogelsberg List 351 Vogelsberg
Kasseler Kuppe 753.6 Hoher Meißner,
Fulda-Werra Uplands
List 357 Werra-Meißner
Wüstegarten 675.3 Kellerwald List 344 Schwalm-Eder
Waldeck-Frankenberg
Sackpfeife 673.5 Hessian Hinterland
(Rothaar Mountains)
---
(List)
333 Waldeck-Frankenberg
Marburg-Biedenkopf
Hirschberg 643.4 Söhre,
Fulda-Werra Uplands
(Teil vom Kaufungen Forest)
List
(List)
357
357
Werra-Meißner
Höllberg 642.8 Westerwald List 322 Lahn-Dill
Bilstein 641.2 Kaufungen Forest,
Fulda-Werra Uplands
(ohne Söhre)
List
(List)
357
357
Werra-Meißner
Eisenberg 635.5 Knüll List 356 Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hohes Gras 614.8 Habichtswald Uplands
(bzw. Hoher Habichtswald)
List
List
342
(342)
Kassel (kreisfreie Stadt)
Lkr. Kassel
Angelburg 609.4 Gladenbach Uplands List 320 Lahn-Dill
Neunkircher Höhe 605.0 Odenwald List 145 Darmstadt-Dieburg
Großer Bärenberg 600.7 Hinterhabichtswald Kuppen List 342 Kassel
Rimberg 591.8 Fulda-Haune Tableland List 355 Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Eisberg 583.0 Stölzinger Hills List 357 Werra-Meißner
Hoher Dörnberg 578.7 Dörnberg and Schreckenberge List 342 Kassel
Hohestein 569.0 Gobert List 483 Werra-Meißner
Hermannskoppe 567.1 Spessart List 141 Main-Kinzig
(Hessen)
Main-Spessart
(Bayern)
Himmelsberg 563.7 Melsungen Uplands List 357 Werra-Meißner
Schwengeberg 556.7 Langenberge List 342 Schwalm-Eder
Monte Kali 530 Seulingswald List 357 Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Fuldaer Wäldchen 529.2 Landrücken List 353 Fulda
Isthaberg 523.1 Ostwaldecker Randsenken List 341 Kassel
Melibokus 517.0 Western (Anterior) Odenwald List 145 Kreis Bergstraße
Rabenkuppe 514.8 Ringgau List 483 Werra-Meißner
Burgberg 499.9 Hoofer Pforte List 342 Kassel
Dünsberg 497.7 Südl. Gladenbach Uplands List 320 Gießen
Rimberg 497.1 Damshäuser Kuppen List 320 Marburg-Biedenkopf
Weidelsberg 492.3 Waldecken Forest List 340 Kassel
Herzberg 478.2 Richelsdorf Hills List 357 Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hundsrück 477.5 Schlierbachswald List 357 Werra-Meißner
Staufenberg 472.2 Reinhardswald List 370 Kassel
Escheberg 448.9 Malsburg Forest List 342 Kassel
Knebelsrod 443.1 Burgwald List 345 Waldeck-Frankenberg
Hammelsberg 415.6 Büdingen --- 143 Main-Kinzig
Mardorfer Kuppe 406.8 Vorderer Vogelsberg List 349 Marburg-Biedenkopf
Ortenberg 379.4 Lahnberge List 348 Marburg-Biedenkopf
Vogelheerd 369.8 Marburg Ridge List 348 Marburg-Biedenkopf
Amöneburg 363.0 Amöneburg Basin --- 347 Marburg-Biedenkopf

Mountains and hills across the whole of Hesse

Name, Height, Location (district/county, landscape/region)

See also

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