Rehberg (Harz)

At 893 metres (2,930 feet) above sea level,[2] the Rehberg in the Harz mountains is the fourth highest mountain in the German state of Lower Saxony, and the fifth-highest in the Harz.[1]

Rehberg
South side of the Rehberg from the Jordanshöhe in Sankt Andreasberg
Highest point
Elevation893 m above sea level (NN) (2,930 ft) [1][2]
Prominence122 m → Bruchberg
Isolation3.2 km → Achtermannshöhe
Coordinates51°44′26″N 10°32′17″E 
Geography
Parent rangeHarz Mountains

Location and access

It is located in the Harz National Park immediately north of Sankt Andreasberg. Its summit is a broad, flat dome, much of which is forested. It is not easily accessible because the route from the Rehberg 'ski cross' (Rehberger Skikreuz) was renaturalised several years ago by the Harz National Park as part of its nature conservation planning. In addition, in the region of the summit a marsh biotope has been created by artificial water damming. Along the mountain's eastern and southern sides run two tracks: the Rehberger Grabenweg, with its tavern, the Rehberger Grabenhaus (checkpoint 155 in the Harzer Wandernadel system. Higher up is the Rehberger Planweg which takes walkers and cross-country skiers around the mountain.[1]

Observatory
Sankt Andreasberg Observatory
Almost natural view of the Milky Way, taken in the Harz Observatory[3]
Transit of Venus, taken in the Harz Observatory[3]

Due to its location and the lack of habitation on and around the Rehberg it has an almost natural dark night sky with a surface brightness of 21.75 mag/arcsec².[4] For this reason the Sankt Andreasberg Observatory Society (Sternwarte Sankt Andreasberg e. V.) selected a building on the southwestern part of the mountain as the site for its barrier-free observatory.

See also
  • List of mountains and hills in Lower Saxony
  • List of mountains in the Harz

References
  1. Rehberg at www.harzlandhexe.de. Retrieved 14 Jul 2017.
  2. Rehberg (Harz) at www.mountain-forecast.com. Retrieved 14 Jul 2017.
  3. Utz Schmidtko, Harz Observatory
  4. Sternwarte Sankt Andreasberg – Sternpark Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 6 October 2014
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