Kleiner Feldberg

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 / 50.22167°N 8.44583°E / 50.22167; 8.44583
Geography
Kleiner Feldberg is located in Hesse
Kleiner Feldberg
Kleiner Feldberg
The location within Hesse
LocationHesse, Germany
Parent rangeTaunus

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

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.


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