The Rauher Jakob (literally "Rough James") is a hilltop between Tanne and Elend 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 ...

of central Germany. It is 568.6 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 ...

. In the vicinity are the sources of the Spielbach and Allerbach, two tributary streams of the

Warme Bode The Warme Bode is the right-hand headstream of the Bode in the High Harz mountains of central Germany in the states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It is long and is formed by the confluence of the Große Bode and Kleine Bode rivers. Name Th ...

. The Ramsenhöhe is a sub-peak of the Rauher Jakob with a height of 565 metres AMSL.

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Mountains and hills of Saxony-Anhalt Hills of the Harz {{SaxonyAnhalt-geo-stub