Mittelberg (Rhön)

Means mountain in the Rhön with masts

The middle mountain is about 880 meters above sea level. NN high mountain on the border between Bavaria and Hesse in the Rhön, a low mountain range in Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia ( Germany ).

Geography

Geographical location

The central mountain rises as part of the " High Rhön " within the training area wild spots, surrounded by the natural park Rhön and the Bayerische Rhön and the Rhön Biosphere Reserve. His two hilltops are located on the border of the districts of Bad Kissingen ( Bavaria) and Fulda ( Osthessen ).

The nucleus of the city Gersfeld ( Hessen) is located approximately 4.7 km north of the middle mountain, that of the market game patches ( Bavaria ) about 3.5 km south. There is the deserted village Kippelbach At its northern slope.

The Mittelberg has two hilltops, the larger surface area and the western summit correspondingly smaller Ostkuppe, stand on the two masts; they are about 165 m apart. His spurs or neighboring mountains are (clockwise): Rees Berg ( 861 m) to the north- northeast, Schachen ( 857 m ) in the east, Arnsberg (843 m) and Kreuzberg ( 927.8 m) in the southeast, Zornberg ( 838 m) in the south, Eierhauckberg ( 909.9 m) to the southwest and Rommerser mountain ( 850.2 m ) in the northwest [ altitude in meters above mean sea level ( MSL ) ].

Watershed

About the Mittelberg runs a part of the Rhine -Weser watershed. Flowing waters, which extend from the mountain in southern directions, flow over sense Franconian Saale and the Main into the Rhine, and the water of those streams which drain into the northern directions, flowing over Schmalnau ( in the upper and middle reaches Rommerser water called ) and Fulda in the Weser.

Fauna

While the hilltop and most slopes of the Central Mountain are mostly unwooded, spreads on the northern slope of the mountain to the " Kalkgraben " towards the forest area " means forest" of.

Truppenübungsplatz - people march

Because there is on the Mittelberg a part of the training area wild spots, he is normally closed to the public. A tradition, however, which continues the Bundeswehr after the withdrawal of American forces from wild patches (1994 ), is taking place in the summer " People's March " by the military restricted area. It is possible to hike the otherwise inaccessible terrain on prescribed routes. When annually changing routes can sometimes be hiked on prescribed routes and the means mountain and you can go to the " deserted village Kippelbach ".

Viewpoint

The fingertip of the middle mountain is a good vantage point, which can be visited at the " People's March " in the training area. From there you can look past his mentioned above to neighboring mountains in the Rhön landscape.

Sports History

On the northern slope of the mountain means the United States Army operation in the framework of the training area was once a ski slope with ski lift, ski so that could be operated. The road ended in the area of the village Kippelbach west of Rees Hill.