This list of mountains and hills of the Rhenish Massif (: "Rhenish Slate Mountains") is a selection of the mountains, hills and foothills of the ranges and landscapes that form the Rhenish Massif − sorted by natural regional main unit groups and heights in metres (m) above sea level (NHN).
See also these lists:– Mountains of Hesse– Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia– Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate– Mountains and hills of the Saarland
An explanation of the abbreviations used is given below.
Ardennes The Ardennes lie in Belgium, with foothills in France and Luxembourg. Baraque de Fraiture (652 m), Province of Luxembourg (B) Cairn Roy Albert (589 m), Province of Luxembourg (B) Hochtumsknopf (Hüttensknipp; 510 m), Province of Liege (B) Croix Scaille (505 m), Province of Namur (B)
Eifel
The Eifel lies in Germany with foothills in Belgium and Luxembourg.
→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Eifel Hohe Acht (746.9 m), High Eifel (RP) Ernstberg (699.8 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP) unnamed peak (near Schwarzer Mann; 699.1 m), Schnee Eifel (RP) Schwarzer Mann (697.8 m), Schnee Eifel (RP) Botrange (694.24 m), High Fens (B) Weißer Stein (693 m), North Eifel (NW / B) Scharteberg (691.4 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP) Nürburg (ca. 678 m), High Eifel (RP) Hochkelberg (674.9 m), High Eifel (RP) Raßberg (663.8 m), High Eifel (RP) Steling (658.3 m), High Fens (NW / B) Giescheid (652 m), North Eifel (NW) Nerother Kopf (651.7 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP) Aremberg (623.8 m), Ahr Hills (RP) Hardtkopf (601.5 m), South Eifel (RP) Michelsberg (586.1 m), Ahr Hills (NW) Eigart (565.5 m), North Eifel (NW) Rockeskyller Kopf (554.6 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP) Hoher List (549.1 m), Vulkan Eifel (RP) Wildbretshügel (525.3 m), North Eifel/Rur Eifel (NW) Herkelstein (434.5 m), North Eifel (NW) Veitskopf (428.1), Vulkan Eifel (RP) Burgberg (400.8), Rur Eifel, North Eifel (NW) Sonnenberg (393.3 m), Rur Eifel (NW) Calmont (378.4 m), Anterior Eifel (RP) Bausenberg (339.8 m), North Eifel (RP) Landskrone (271.7 m), Ahr Hills (RP)
High Fens The High Fens lie in Belgium with foothills in Germany. Botrange (694.24 m), Province of Liege (B) Pannensterzkopf (Bovel; ca. 662 m), Province of Liege (B) Hühnerhöhe (659.9 m), county of Euskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia) Steling (658.3 m), county of Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia) / Province of Liege (B) Hahnheister (636.3 m), county of Aachen (North Rhine-Westphalia) / Province of Liege (B) Hohe Mark (ca. 609 m), Province of Liege (B)
Hunsrück The Hunsrück lies in Rhineland-Palatinate with foothills in the Saarland.
Erbeskopf (816.32 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP) An den zwei Steinen (766.2 m), Idar Forest Kahlheid (766.0 m), Idar Forest(RP) Ruppelstein (762.7 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP) Sandkopf (757.4 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP) Steingerüttelkopf (756.6 m), Idarwald (RP) Idarkopf (745.7 m), Idar Forest(RP) Usarkopf (725.4 m), Idar Forest(RP) Rösterkopf (708.1 m), Osburger Hochwald (RP) Friedrichskopf (707.4 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP) Dollberg (695.4 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP, SL) Teufelskopf (695.0 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP) Schimmelkopf (694.8 m), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP, SL) Mückenbornberg (692.6), Schwarzwälder Hochwald (RP) Hohe Wurzel (668.9 m), Osburger Hochwald (RP) Ellerspring (656.8 m), Soonwald – source of the Ellerbach (RP) Simmerkopf (653.0 m), Soonwald (RP) Ringkopf (650.1 m), Idar Forest(RP) Hochsteinchen (648.3 m), Soonwald (RP) Schanzerkopf (643.5 m), Soonwald (RP) Kandrich (638.6 m), Bingen Forest (RP) Wildburghöhe (633.5 m), Soonwald (RP) Alteburg (620.5 m), Soonwald (RP) Womrather Höhe (599.1 m), Lützelsoon (RP) Koppensteiner Höhe (554.9 m), Soonwald (RP)
Kellerwald
The Kellerwald lies entirely within Hesse.
→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Kellerwald Wüstegarten (675.3 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Hohes Lohr (656.7 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Große Aschkoppe (639.8 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Hunsrück (635.9 m), Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Traddelkopf (626.4 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Auenberg (610.7 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Jeust (ca. 585 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Sauklippe (584.4 m), Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Talgang (566.1 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Homberg (518.5 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Peterskopf (506.6 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Hundskopf (470.6 m), Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Rabenstein (439.3 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Keseberg (431.2 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg Uhrenkopf (ca. 405 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Süder Uplands The Süder Uplands (Süderbergland) comprise inter alia the historic regions of the Sauerland, Upland, Siegerland, Wittgenstein Land, Bergisches Land and parts of the Hessian Hinterland.
Rothaar Mountains The subdivisions of the Rothaar is based largely on historic regions. It lies in North Rhine-Westphalia with foothills in Hesse.
→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Rothaar
Sauerland and Upland
The following mountains in the highest area of the Rothaar Mountains are those belonging to the historic Upland which lies in the Hessian county of Waldeck-Frankenberg.
→ see also section: Mountains in the article on Upland Langenberg (843.2 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) and Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE) Hegekopf (842.9 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE) Kahler Asten (841.9 m), Hochsauerlandkreis, Rothaar Mountains (NW) Ettelsberg (837.7 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE) Clemensberg (837 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Hopperkopf (832.3 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (NW, HE) Mühlenkopf (ca. 815 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE) Hunau (818.5 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Ziegenhelle (815.9 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Wallershöhe (812.1 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Bremberg (ca. 810 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Hoher Eimberg (806.1 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (NW, HE) Hoppernkopf (805.0 m), counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (NW, HE) Hillekopf (804.9 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Mittelsberg (801.0 m), county of Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE) Reetsberg (792.2 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Schlossberg (791.3 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Bollerberg (757.7 m), Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Härdler (756.3 m), county of Olpe (NW)
Wittgenstein Land The Wittgenstein Land lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia. Albrechtsberg (768 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein Hohe Hessel (742.8 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein Großer Kopf (740 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein Kompass (694.1 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein Ebschloh (686.3 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Siegerland (historic) The historic Siegerland (not to be confused with the natural region of Siegerland) lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia:
→ see also section: Hills in the article on Siegerland Riemen (677.7 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein Aukopf (644.9 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein Giller (653.5 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein Kindelsberg (618.1 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein
Hessians Hinterland The Hessian Hinterland lies entirely within Hesse.
Sackpfeife (673.5 m), counties of Marburg-Biedenkopf and Waldeck-Frankenberg (HE) Rimberg (495.1 m), county of Marburg-Biedenkopf
South Sauerland Highland Saalhausen Hills The Saalhausen Hills lie entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.
→ see also section: Hills in the article on Saalhausen Hills Himberg (688.5 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis (NW) Hoher Lehnberg (668.8 m), county of Olpe (NW) Jürgensberg (619.2 m), county of Olpe (NW) Beerenberg (614.1 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis (NW)
Ebbe Mountains The Ebbe Mountains lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.
→ see also section: Hills in the article on Ebbe Mountains Nordhelle (663.3 m), county of Märkischer Kreis Waldberg (ca. 638 m), county of Märkischer Kreis Homert (538.3 m), county of Märkischer Kreis
Lenne Mountains The Lenne Mountains lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.
→ see also section: Hills in the article on Lenne Mountains Homert (656.1 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis Schomberg (647.6 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis Großes Sonnenstück (686.8 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis Dümberg (575.5 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis
Mittelbigge Upland
Rammskopf (523.1 m), county of Märkischer Kreis Homert (519 m), county of Oberbergischer Kreis Horst (514.9 m), county of Märkischer Kreis Eulenberg (497.1 m), county of Märkischer Kreis Sonnenberg (458.5 m), county of Olpe Nordhelle (437.2), county of Märkischer Kreis Bracht (429.1 m), county of Olpe Rappelsberg (410.7 m), county of Olpe Gilberg (360.0 m), county of Olpe
Siegerland (natural region) The natural region of Siegerland (not to be confused with the historic Siegerland) lies entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia:
→ see also section: Mountains in the article on Siegerland (natural region) Alte Burg (633.0 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein, (NW) Lipper Nürr (616.9 m), county of Altenkirchen (RP), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW) Sanktkopf (ca. 606 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein, (NW) Die Höh (ca. 598 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW) Die Burg (594.5 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW) Hohenseelbachskopf (517.5 m), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein (NW), county of Altenkirchen (RP) Eisernhardt (482.3 m), borough of Siegen (NW)
North Sauerland Oberland Arnsberg Forest The Arnsberg Forest lies in the eponymous nature park entirely within North Rhine-Westphalia.
→ see also section: Hills in the article on Arnsberg Forest Nature Park Plackweghöhe (actually an unnamed peak; 581.5), county of Hochsauerlandkreis second highest hill: unnamed peak (559.5), county of Hochsauerlandkreis third highest hill: unnamed peak (557.4), county of Hochsauerlandkreis Warsteiner Kopf (556.9 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis Gemeinheitskopf (551.9 m), county of Hochsauerlandkreis Niekopf (550.4 m), county of Soest
Bergisches Land on the Upper Agger and Wiehl Unnenberg (505.7 m), county of Oberbergischer Kreis
Taunus
The Taunus lies in Hesse with foothills in Rhineland-Palatinate.
→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Taunus Großer Feldberg (881.5 m), county of Hochtaunuskreis Kleiner Feldberg (825.2 m), Hochtaunuskreis Altkönig (798.2 m), Hochtaunuskreis Weilsberg (700.7 m), Hochtaunuskreis Glaskopf (686.8 m), Hochtaunuskreis Pferdskopf (662.6 m), Hochtaunuskreis Kalte Herberge (619.3 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Hohe Wurzel (617.9 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Hohe Kanzel (591.8 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Herzberg (591.4 m), Hochtaunuskreis Hallgarter Zange (580.5 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Erbacher Kopf (579.8 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Wolfsküppel (545.1 m), Hochtaunuskreis Rassel (539.4 m), Wiesbaden Kuhbett (525.6 m), county of Limburg-Weilburg Steinkopf (518.0 m), Wetteraukreis Rossert (515.9 m), Main-Taunus-Kreis Atzelberg (506.7 m), Main-Taunus-Kreis Großer Lindenkopf (498.7 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Buchwaldskopf (ca. 492 m), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Goldgrube (492.0 m), Hochtaunuskreis Kellerskopf (474.0 m), Wiesbaden Suterkopf (461.8 m), county of Limburg-Weilburg Staufen (451.0 m), Main-Taunus-Kreis Hühnerküppel (369.3 m), county of Limburg-Weilburg
Westerwald (natural region)
Westerwald The Westerwald lies within Rhineland-Palatinate with foothills in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse.
→ main article: List of mountains and hills of the Westerwald Fuchskaute (657.3 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP) Stegskopf (654.4 m), county of Altenkirchen (RP) Salzburger Kopf (654.2 m), Westerwaldkreis (RP) Höllberg (642.8 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE) Auf der Baar (> 621.25 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE) Bartenstein (Barstein; ca. 614 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE) Knoten (605.4 m), Lahn-Dill-Kreis (HE)