Geißriegel

The 1,043-metre-high Geißriegel is a mountain in the Danube Hills, the anterior part of the

Bavarian Forest The village of Zell in the Bavarian Forest The Bavarian Forest (German: ' or ''Bayerwald''; bar, Boarischa Woid) is a wooded, low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany that is about 100 kilometres long. It runs along the Czech border and is con ...

, southwest of the

Lower Bavaria Lower Bavaria (german: Niederbayern, Bavarian: ''Niedabayern'') is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. Geography Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions () – Landshut and Donau-W ...

n county town of

Regen Regen ( Northern Bavarian: ''Reng'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the district town of the district of Regen. Geography Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest. Divisions Originally the town consisted o ...

and northeast of the county town of

Deggendorf Deggendorf () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the Deggendorf district. It is located on the left bank approximately in the middle between the Danube cities of Regensburg and Passau. The Danube forms the town's natural border towards th ...

. It lies within the municipality of

Grafling Grafling is a municipality in the district of Deggendorf in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Grafling lies in the Danube Forest Planning Region (''Planungsregion Donau-Wald''). Its lowest point is in Großtiefenbach at 326 m above sea level ...

in the county of

. Together with the Dreitannenriegel (1090.2 m), the Steinberg (999 m), the Hochoberndorfer Berg (806.7 m) and the Ulrichsberg (636 m), it forms a group of mountains to the east of the valley of Graflinger Tal that separate the villages of Grafling and Bischofsmais. Other nearby peaks are the Breitenauriegel and the Geißkopf. {{DEFAULTSORT:Geissriegel One-thousanders of Germany Mountains of Bavaria Mountains of the Bavarian Forest Deggendorf (district)