Apelsberg
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The Apelsberg is a 785.3 m high (above sea level
) mountain
located in the Thuringian Highland
, Thuringia
(Germany
).
It is located close to the municipality of Lichte
and the Leibis-Lichte Dam
in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park
.
The section of the Rennsteig
walkway between Neuhaus am Rennweg
, Ernstthal am Rennsteig
, and Spechtsbrunn
runs close to the mountain.
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
) mountain
Mountain
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located in the Thuringian Highland
Thuringian Highland
The Thuringian Highland or Thuringian Highlands is a low range of mountains in the German state of Thuringia.- Geography :The Thuringian Highland borders on the Thuringian Forest to the southwest...
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
).
It is located close to the municipality of Lichte
Lichte
thumb|220px|Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006thumb|220px|[[Leibis-Lichte Dam]], 102.5 m highLichte is a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geography :...
and the Leibis-Lichte Dam
Leibis-Lichte Dam
The Leibis-Lichte Dam is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the River Lichte and lies between Lichte municipality section Geiersthal and Unterweissbach. To that particular Storage reservoir belongs the Deesbach Forebay...
in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Kreis in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Weimarer Land, Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla, the district Kronach in Bavaria, and the districts Sonneberg, Hildburghausen and Ilm-Kreis.-History:The district dates back to the Landratsamt...
in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park
Thuringian Forest Nature Park
The Thuringian Forest Nature Park is one of the two nature parks in Thuringia.The 1990 founded park has a size of 2082 km². It extents around the Rennsteig and comprises almost the entire Thuringian Forest and the Thuringian Highlands with Eisenach in northwest and Sonneberg in the south...
.
The section of the Rennsteig
Rennsteig
The Rennsteig is a ridge walk as well as an historical boundary path in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Highland and Franconian Forest in central Germany....
walkway between Neuhaus am Rennweg
Neuhaus am Rennweg
Neuhaus am Rennweg is a town in the district of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km north of Sonneberg, and 22 km southwest of Saalfeld.-References:...
, Ernstthal am Rennsteig
Ernstthal am Rennsteig
Ernstthal am Rennsteig is a municipality section of the so-called Glass-blower Town Lauscha in the district of Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geographie :...
, and Spechtsbrunn
Oberland am Rennsteig
Oberland am Rennsteig is a municipality in the Sonneberg district of Thuringia, Germany....
runs close to the mountain.
| Description | Height above sea level Sea level Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation... |
Direction | Particularity |
| Rückersbiel | 755.6 m | W NW | with the Sauhuegel (722 m, W) |
| Hahnberg Hahnberg (Thuringian Highland) The Hahnberg is a 685.3 m high slightly undulatory tableland located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia .It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park... |
685.3 m | N NE | Pastureland |
| Mutzenberg | 770.0.6 m | N NE | Coniferous forest |
| Rauhhügel Rauhhügel The Rauhhügel is a 812.9 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia .It is located close to the municipalities of Schmiedefeld and Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the... |
801.9 m | E NE | Observation tower, radio mast |
| Mittelberg Mittelberg (Thuringian Highland) The Mittelberg is a 803.6 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia .It is located close to the municipalities of Piesau and Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.The section of the Rennsteig walkway between... |
803.6 m | S SW | Coniferous forest |
See also
- List of Mountains and Elevations of Thuringia