This list of mountains and hills in the Harz contains a selection of mountains, hills, high points and their outliers in the

Harz Mountains The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. The Harz is part of the German

Central Uplands The Central UplandsDickinson (1964), p.18 ff. (german: die MittelgebirgeN.B. In German die ''Mittelgebirge'' (plural) refers to the Central Uplands; das ''Mittelgebirge'' refers to a low mountain range or upland region (''Mittel'' = "medium" and ...

and a

natural region A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ...

main unit (number D37) in the states of

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...

and

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and lar ...

. The list includes the mountains and hills of the

Harz National Park Harz National Park is a nature reserve in the German federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It comprises portions of the western Harz mountain range, extending from Herzberg and Bad Lauterberg at the southern edge to Bad Harzburg and ...

and the nature parks of Harz (Lower Saxony), Harz/Saxony-Anhalt and the

South Harz South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

. Hills in the South Harz Karst Landscape Biosphere Reserve, the Harz regions of Alter Stolberg,

Mansfeld Land Mansfeld, sometimes also unofficially Mansfeld-Lutherstadt, is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Protestant Reformation, Protestant reformator Martin Luther grew up in Mansfeld, and in 1993 the town became ...

, Ramberg and Rüdigsdorf Switzerland are also included. ''→ see also:

Harzklippen This is a list of rock formations in the Harz. They are known as the Harzklippen (literally "Harz crags" or "Harz cliffs") in German, which is the collective name for the, mainly, granite rock outcrops, crags and tors in the Harz moun ...

'' for a list of rock formations, including tors and crags. The table is sorted by elevations in metres above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardise ...

referred to

Normalnull ("standard zero") or (short N. N. or NN ) is an outdated official vertical datum used in Germany. Elevations using this reference system were to be marked (“meters above standard zero”). has been replaced by (NHN). History In 187 ...

(NN), except where indicated, according to the

BfN The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (german: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, ''BfN'') is the German government's scientific authority with responsibility for national and international nature conservation. BfN is one of the government' ...

). Several columns in the table are sortable by clicking on the symbols in the header. In the column “Mountain, hills, high point”, alternative names are given in brackets and in small, italicized text. In these columns, where the same name occurs more than once, it is distinguished by location names in small text in brackets. A key to the abbreviations used in the table is given below.

Mountains and hills of unknown elevation

These are mountains and hills whose elevations are not known/yet researched:

Height unknown

These are mountains and hills whose height is unknown or not yet researched:

Abbreviations

The meanings of abbreviations found in the table are given below:

Counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

(using county

number plate A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate (American English), or licence plate (Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identificatio ...

letters): * GS =

Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...

(Lower Saxony) * HZ =

Harz The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

(Saxony-Anhalt) * MSH =

Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld-Südharz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is . History The district was established by merging the former districts of Sangerhausen and Mansfelder Land as part of the reform of 2007. In the German parliament, the Bun ...

(Saxony-Anhalt) * OHA =

Osterode am Harz Osterode am Harz, often simply called Osterode (; Eastphalian: ''Ostroe''), is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It was the seat of government of the district of Osterode. Osterode is locat ...

(Lower Saxony) * NMH =

Nordhausen Nordhausen may refer to: * Nordhausen (district), a district in Thuringia, Germany ** Nordhausen, Thuringia, a city in the district **Nordhausen station, the railway station in the city * Nordhouse, a commune in Alsace (German: Nordhausen) * Narost ...

(Thuringia)

Unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

s (UA): * UA-GS = Harz UA in Goslar county * UA-OHA = Harz UA in Osterode am Harz county German states: * LS =

* S-A =

* TH =

Countries: * FRG =

Federal Republic of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between ...

* GDR =

German Democratic Republic German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **G ...

* USSR =

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

National parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...

* Harz NLP =

Nature parks: * Harz NRP (LS) = Harz Nature Park (Lower Saxony) * Harz/S-A NRP = Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park * South Harz NRP = South Harz Nature Park Special: * B =

Bundesstraße ''Bundesstraße'' (German for "federal highway"), abbreviated ''B'', is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways. Germany Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km. German ''Bundesstraßen'' ...

i.e. federal road * BNM =

Bundesnachrichtendienst The Federal Intelligence Service (German: ; , BND) is the foreign intelligence agency of Germany, directly subordinate to the Chancellor's Office. The BND headquarters is located in central Berlin and is the world's largest intelligence head ...

, the Federal German Intelligence Service * BR =

biosphere reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

* BW =

Bundeswehr The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...

(FRG) * CD =

cultural monument A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regist ...

* E = East rn* Ex = former * Gr = Große, Großer i.e. Great * GRU = Glawnoje Raswedywatelnoje Uprawlenije (USSR) * FRB = Flood retention basin * HS =

hydropower station Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...

* IC =

United States Intelligence Community United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...

* Kl = Kleine, Kleiner i.e. Small * L =

Landesstraße ''Landesstraßen'' (singular: ''Landesstraße'') are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads t ...

i.e. state road * Mansfeld L. = Mansfeld Land * MfS = Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (i.e. the Stasi; GDR) * Mon =

monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

* N = north rn* NM =

natural monument A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, na ...

* NLP = national park * NNE = North-northeast rn* NRP = Nature park * NR =

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

* OP = observation platform / viewing point * OT =

observation tower An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, an ...

* PSF = Pumped storage facility * Rüdigsdorf S. = Rüdigsdorf Switzerland * S =

Source (river) The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source. Definition T ...

* S = South rn* s. a. = see also * UA =

unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

* WT =

water tower A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection. Water towers often operate in conju ...

* YH =

youth hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared ...

References

Elevation of Brocken according to the article,
''Wie hoch ist der Brocken?''
at harzlife.de Elevations of various mountains and hills according to topographic map no. 4229. ''Braunlage'', TK25. scale = 1:25,000. Hrsg.: Landesamt für Geoinformation and Landentwicklung Lower Saxony (LGLN), 2010. Elevation of various mountains and hills according t
Saxony-Anhalt-Viewer
Elevation of various mountains and hills according to unknown / unverified source Elevation of – various mountains and hills according to ''Der Große Falk Atlas'' – ''Deutschland Detailkarten'', M = 1:200,000. 2004/2005. Elevation of various mountains and hills according to topographic map, TK25. no. 4328. Bad Lauterberg, scale = 1:25,000. Elevation of various mountains and hills according to topographic ma
Übersichtskarte Harz
(DTK 25), at natur-erleben.niedersachsen.de Elevation of various mountains and hills according to th
Lower Saxony navigator
Elevation of ''Bocksberg'' according to ma

of the article ''Wanderparadies'' at erlebnisbocksberg.de Elevation of ''Stöberhai'' according t
Signposts on the summit
at mw2.google.com Erroneous hill name of ''Klappstept'' according to references in the Wikipedia article, Kloppstert, accessed on 27 July 2012 Elevation of – ''Pagelsburg'' according to ''Einzelnachweise'' of the Wikipedia-the articles Pagelsburg, accessed on 27 July 2012 Elevation of – ''Kleiner Burgberg'' (Bad Harzburg), according to Deutsche Grundkarte (M = 1:5,000. topographic map), Niedersächsisches Landesvermessungsamt, pub. by Georg Westermann Verlag, Braunschweig, 1976 Elevation of the ''Butterberg (Ilsenburg)'' according to the Wikipedia article, Butterberg, accessed on 27 July 2012 Elevation of the ''Stahlsberg'' (Ballenstedt-Opperode) according t
''Bismarck Tower, Ballenstedt''
at bismarcktuerme.de Felshöhen diverser Objekte der ''Teufelsmauer'' according to Wikipedia article,

Teufelsmauer The Teufelsmauer (''Devil's Wall'') is a rock formation made of hard sandstones of the Upper Cretaceous in the northern part of the Harz Foreland in central Germany. This wall of rock runs from Blankenburg (Harz) via Weddersleben and Rieder ...

, accessed on 27 July 2012 Elevation of various mountains and hills still unknown / still un-researched {{Mountains and hills by German state ! ! ! !

Mountains and hills of unknown elevation

Height unknown

Abbreviations

See also

References