The Breitenauriegel (colloquially also called the Breitenauer Riegel) is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in the Bavarian Forest of

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. The mountain is high and rises from the crest of the Vorderer Bavarian Forest near Bischofsmais and the neighbouring summits of the

Geißkopf The Geißkopf is a mountain, , in the Bavarian Forest in Germany. Location The Geißkopf lies near the village of Bischofsmais in the Breitenau, a region to which Breitenauriegel, Dreitannenriegel and Einödriegel also belong. Tourism ...

and the

Dreitannenriegel The Dreitannenriegel is a mountain, , in the Bavarian Forest. The mountain rises from the crest of the Anterior Bavarian Forest high above the Lower Bavarian county town of Deggendorf and lies in the municipality of Grafling. Nearby mountains a ...

. At the top is a summit rock with a

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and view looking northwest towards

Gotteszell Gotteszell is a municipality in the district of Regen in Bavaria in Germany. See also *Gotteszell–Blaibach railway The Gotteszell–Blaibach railway is a railway line in the state of Bavaria in southern Germany that runs from Gotteszell in Lo ...

. North of the Breitenauriegel, towards, Geißkopf, is the

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of Oberbreitenau. Various footpaths from Habischried, Bischofsmais, Rusel and Rohrmünz, including the Main-Danube Way with the ''Ostlinie'' make their way to the summit. About 750 metres southeast of the top is a works hut for the Deggendorf branch of the mountain rescue service, the

Bergwacht The Bergwacht is an organisation that is part of the German Red Cross (DRK-Bergwacht), whose primary functions are mountain rescue and nature conservation. The voluntary organisation provides over 90% of the emergency services in the impassable t ...

. The peak and most of the mountainsides are in the Special Area of Conservation called the ''Deggendorfer Vorwald''.http://www.protectedplanet.net
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{{Commons category One-thousanders of Germany Mountains of Bavaria Mountains of the Bavarian Forest Deggendorf (district) Regen (district)