Himmeldunkberg

#1003 among destinations in Germany

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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The Himmeldunkberg or Himmeldunk is a 887.9 m above sea level m high, extinct volcano in the High Rhön in Germany. It straddles the Bavarian-Hessian state border. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°25'27"N, 9°57'37"E

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Himmeldunkberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wasserkuppe, Deutsches Segelflugmuseum, Kreuzberg, Kreuzberg Group.

5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wasserkuppe
132 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Germany's Rhön region, Wasserkuppe is a mountain that stands as a beacon for outdoor enthusiasts and aviation aficionados alike. At an elevation of 950 meters, it is the highest peak in the state of Hesse and is often referred to as the "Cradle...
5.2 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Deutsches Segelflugmuseum, Gersfeld
132 min walk • The Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug, situated on the Wasserkuppe in the German state of Hesse is the national gliding museum, opened in 1987.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kreuzberg, Rhön-Grabfeld
98 min walk • The Kreuzberg is one of the Rhön Mountains in southern Germany. With about 928 m high it is the highest elevation of the Bavarian part of the Rhön, in the province of Lower Franconia.
3.8 miS
Mountain
Kreuzberg Group, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
98 min walk • The Kreuzberg Group is a small range of low mountains in northern Bavaria, Germany, which is named after its highest peak, the Kreuzberg. The group is part of the Southern High Rhön, which is in turn part of the High Rhön, a mountain region within the East Hesse Highlands.
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Abtsrodaer Kuppe
143 min walk • Abtsrodaer Kuppe is a mountain of Hesse, Germany. It is close to the summit of Wasserkuppe and belongs to the Rhön Mountains.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Heidelstein
83 min walk • The Heidelstein, between Bischofsheim an der Rhön in the Bavarian county of Rhön-Grabfeld and Wüstensachsen in the Hessian county of Fulda, is a mountain, 925.7 m above sea level high, on the state border in the mountains of the High Rhön, part of the German Central Upland range of Rhön.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pferdskopf
126 min walk • Pferdskopf is a mountain of Hesse, Germany, in the vicinity of the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön Mountains.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wachtküppel
112 min walk • Wachtküppel is a mountain of Hesse, Germany in the vicinity of the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön Mountains.
5.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Stirnberg
148 min walk • Stirnberg is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.
4.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Dammersfeldkuppe
120 min walk • At 927.9 m above sea level the Dammersfeldkuppe in Bavaria is the second highest mountain after the Wasserkuppe in the Rhön, a low mountain range straddling the states of Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia in Germany.
5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Central Rhön
133 min walk • The Central Rhön is a 5th level natural region which, together with the Southern High Rhön, forms the High Rhön. The region has several mountains over 900 metres high, including: the Wasserkuppe and Heidelstein. Other summits over 900 metres are regarded as subpeaks due to their low isolation and prominence.