Kohlberg (Fichtel Mountains)

Kohlberg
Kohlberg
Highest point
Elevation 632 m above sea level (NN) (2,073 ft)
Coordinates 50°02′34″N 12°11′18″E / 50.04278°N 12.18833°E / 50.04278; 12.18833Coordinates: 50°02′34″N 12°11′18″E / 50.04278°N 12.18833°E / 50.04278; 12.18833 
Geography
Location Bavaria, Germany
Parent range Fichtelgebirge
Geology
Mountain type Quartz phyllite

The Kohlberg is a forested mountain made of quartz phyllite in northeast Bavaria, south of Arzberg (Upper Franconia). Its summit is 632 m above sea level (NN) high and it is one of the highest mountains in the Fichtelgebirge range.

History

Its name comes from the old Kohlenmeilern (wood piles) used to produce charcoal for iron smelters in the Arzberg. The mountain was jocularly called the Zuckerhut (sugar hat), due to the smuggling of sugar over the old border between Bavaria and Prussia.

Structures

On the summit is the Waldenfelswarte observation post and a refuge hut belonging to the Fichtelgebirge Club (not manned). At its southwestern foot lies the Feisnitz Reservoir and, to the northwest, the Röslau flows around the mountain.

Maps

On the Zuckerhut and around the mountain (in German)


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