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The Zugspitze (/ ˈ z ʊ ɡ ʃ p ɪ t s ə / ZUUG-shpit-sə, [4] German: [ˈtsuːkˌʃpɪtsə] ⓘ; lit. ' [avalanche] path peak '), at 2,962 m (9,718 ft) above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany.
By these definitions, the highest mountains in Germany are the Zugspitze (2,962 m or 9,718 ft), Hochwanner (2,746 m or 9,009 ft) and Watzmann (Middle Peak, 2,713 m or 8,901 ft). If all independent summits are counted, the Zugspitze is followed by the Schneefernerkopf (2,875 m or 9,432 ft) and the Middle Wetterspitze (2,747 m or 9,012 ft) in ...
The highest natural point in the capital city of Berlin, the Große Müggelberg, is, at 114.7 m [2] still 5.4 metres lower than the rubble heap of the Teufelsberg, which was piled up after the Second World War and reaches a height of 120.1 m; [3] but the highest point in Berlin is an artificially created mound of the Arkenberge, which attains a ...
The Hochkönig in the Berchtesgaden Alps. This list of mountain and hill ranges in Germany contains a selection of the main mountain and hill regions in Germany.. In addition the list shows the highest (German) mountain in the range together with its height above sea level (taken as Normalnull (NN)) and the state in which its highest elevation is located.
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features. Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings.
The Apennines [2] or Apennine Mountains (/ ˈ æ p ə n aɪ n / AP-ə-nyne; Ancient Greek: Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; [3] Latin: Appenninus or Apenninus Mons – a singular with plural meaning; [4] Italian: Appennini [appenˈniːni]) [note 1] are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c. 1,200 km (750 mi) the length of peninsular Italy.
The highest peak in the Bavarian Alps and in Germany as a whole is the Zugspitze. It lies in the western part of the Wetterstein range and has a high Alpine character with its height of 2,962 m above NN as well as its two small glaciers .
The above European Top 10 list excludes peaks on lands and islands that are part of European countries but are outside or on the limits of the European continent and its tectonic and geographic boundaries, like Teide (with prominence of 3,715 m, 12,188 ft), Tenerife Island, Spain; Belukha peak of the Altai Mountains in Russia (with prominence of 3,343 m, 10,968 ft); and Piton des Neiges (with ...