Kleiner Feldberg

The Kleiner Feldberg with an elevation of 826 metres (2,710 ft) is the second-highest mountain of the Taunus mountain range in Hesse, Germany. The Großer Feldberg is located in its immediate neighbourhood.

Kleiner Feldberg
View to the observatory
Highest point
Elevation826 m (2,710 ft)
Prominence670 m (2,200 ft)
Coordinates50°13′18″N 8°26′45″E
Geography
Kleiner Feldberg
The location within Hesse
LocationHesse, Germany
Parent rangeTaunus

In 1913, a meteorological and geophysical observatory was built there by German meteorologist Franz Linke. In 1988 an astronomical observatory was built on the mountain's top. The source of the Weil River and a small castle of the Limes Germanicus are located at its northern base.

References

  • Kümmerly+Frey: The New International Atlas. Rand McNally (1980)

See also


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