The Renneckenberg is a 933 metres (3,061 ft) high mountain in the Harz

Harz

The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...

 mountain range of central 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...

 within the borough of Wernigerode

Wernigerode

Wernigerode is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,500 in 1999....

. It runs as a ridge from the Zeterklippen

Zeterklippen

The Zeterklippen are a striking rock formation or tor on the 930 metre high Renneckenberg mountain, overlooking the Ilse valley in the Harz mountains in Germany. The Renneckenberg is an eastern sub-peak of the Brocken. The rocks themselves lie at a height of about above sea level. They can be...

crags in the northwest to the Kapellenklippe

Kapellenklippe

The Kapellenklippe is a tor near the Glassworks Way on the Renneckenberg mountain in the High Harz in central Germany within the borough of Wernigerode. The tor is in a very remote spot in the Harz National Park and can only be reached over unsigned paths. To visit the rocks, a guide is...

in the southeast and lies close to the road from Schierke

Schierke

Schierke is a village and a former municipality in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Wernigerode.Schierke was first mentioned as Schiriken in a 1590 deed...

 to the Brocken, the highest mountain in the Harz. There are several small rock formations around the summit that, apart from the Brockenkinder ("Brocken children") are unnamed. South of the peak is a ski hut.