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German Highlands

Range Type	Highland or plateau
Highest Point	Feldberg (1493 m/4898 ft)
Countries	Germany (148%), Denmark (32%), Netherlands (20%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Lower Saxony (17%), Baden-Württemberg (11%), Bavaria (10%), North Rhine-Westphalia (9%), Hessen (8%), Thüringen (6%), Sachsen-Anhalt (6%), Schleswig-Holstein (5%), Midtjylland (5%), Syddanmark (4%), Nordjylland (3%), Sjælland (3%), Gelderland (2%), Friesland (1%), Noord-Holland (1%), Overijssel (1%), Rhineland-Palatinate (1%), Zuid-Holland (1%), Drenthe (1%), Groningen (1%), Saxony (1%), Flevoland (1%), Hovedstaden (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	278,176 sq km / 107,404 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,133 km / 704 mi North-South 594 km / 369 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	52° 39' N; 8° 25' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of German Highlands
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Northwest Europe	Level 2 (Parent)
Ireland	Level 3 (Sibling)
Great Britain	Level 3 (Sibling)
North France-West Rhine Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
German Highlands	Level 3
North Sea Lowlands	Level 4 (Child)
Central German Highlands	Level 4 (Child)
Harz	Level 4 (Child)
Thuringer Wald	Level 4 (Child)
Schwarzwald	Level 4 (Child)
Schwabische Alb	Level 4 (Child)
Frankische Alb	Level 4 (Child)
Massif Central	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the German Highlands

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Feldberg	1493	4898	Schwarzwald
2.	Seebuck	1448	4751	Schwarzwald
3.	Herzogenhorn	1415	4642	Schwarzwald
4.	Belchen	1414	4639	Schwarzwald
5.	Spießhorn	1349	4426	Schwarzwald
6.	Blößling	1310	4298	Schwarzwald
7.	Schnepfhalde	1299	4262	Schwarzwald
8.	Schauinsland	1284	4213	Schwarzwald
9.	Heidstein	1274	4180	Schwarzwald
10.	Kandel	1242	4075	Schwarzwald
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Feldberg	1493	4898	Schwarzwald
2.	Brocken	1141	3743	Harz
3.	Lemberg	1015	3330	Schwabische Alb
4.	Beerberg	982	3222	Thuringer Wald
5.	Wasserkuppe	950	3117	Central German Highlands
6.	Hesselberg	689	2260	Frankische Alb
7.	Yding Skovhøj	171	561	North Sea Lowlands

Photos of Peaks in the German Highlands

Belchen The traditional cross on the summit of Belchen on a rainy day (2016-05-31). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Hornisgrinde A view of the tower and wind turbine on the top of Hornisgrinde on a near white-out day (2016-06-02). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.
Brocken The Brocken, from the west (2009/07/24). Photo by Mark Trengove. Click here for larger-size photo.	Beerberg The highest point of the Beerberg (2018-11-24). Photo by Nico Langerak. Click here for larger-size photo.
Wasserkuppe The highest point in Hessen (2018-11-25). Photo by Nico Langerak. Click here for larger-size photo.	Großer Feldberg A beautiful winter day on Großer Feldberg's spacious summit plateau ends with "alpenglow" (2015-01-05). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.
Langenberg The cross on the summit of Langenberg (2017-03-04). Photo by Graeme Rankine. Click here for larger-size photo.	Kasseler Kuppe Historic triangulation pillar on Kasseler Kuppe's spacious summit plateau. There's slightly higher terrain a few meters further northeast (2020-05-30). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.
Windhain Top of Windhain with summit sign on tree (2018-03-31). Photo by Moritz Cordes. Click here for larger-size photo.	Hohes Gras View tower and restaurant on the summit of Hohes Gras, Kassel's highest peak (2020-05-30). Photo by Habakuk Tibatong. Click here for larger-size photo.

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