Stirnberg

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View from the forehead Mountain West (right Wasserkuppe )

The Stirnberg is a 901.9 m above sea level. NHN high mountain on the border between Bavaria and Hesse in the Rhön, a low mountain range in Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia.

Geography

Location

The Stirnberg is located in the High Rhön. Within the Biosphere Reserve Rhön and the Bayerische Rhön nature park and Rhön he rises in the counties of Rhön- grave field ( Bavaria ) in the east and Fulda ( Osthessen ) in the west. Its highest peak is about 100 m southeast of the border with Hesse on Bavarian soil between the border mountains cross mountain ( 804.8 m) in the north- northeast and Heidelstein ( 925.7 m) and Steinkopf (approx. 888 m) in the southwest. On its eastern flank, on which the section Heidelstein - Stirnberg Black Moor runs the Hochrhönstraße, there is a large part of the nature reserve Lange Rhön.

Approximately 2.7 kilometers west-northwest of the frontal Bergs is with Wüstensachsen the capital of the Hessian community Ehrenberg, approximately 8.5 km (depending on distance) east-northeast is the nucleus of the city Fladungen.

Watershed

About the Stirnberg the Rhine -Weser watershed runs. Streams that flow from the mountain to the east, accessed via scattering, Franconian Saale and the Main into the Rhine, those who run from the mountain to the west, strive Ulster Werra and Weser to.

Hiking / Sports

About the Stirnberg lead as the " European long-distance paths " E3 and E6 and the section Rotes Moor - Heidelstein - Stirnberg Black Moor of the 89 km long Rhön- Rennsteig hiking trail. In the cold season a partly steep trail is groomed often, the trail connects the park at the Red Moor and the Black Moor.

Viewpoint

Of the many places unwooded slopes below the wooded hilltop forehead can enjoy the view in the environment: for example, one looks to the west of its free Summit on the water dome.