Teufelsberg

Teufelsberg
Former US listening station on the top of the hill
Highest point
Elevation120.1 m (394 ft)
Coordinates52°29′51″N 13°14′28″E / 52.49750°N 13.24111°E / 52.49750; 13.24111
Naming
English translationDevil's Mountain
Language of nameGerman
Geography
Teufelsberg is located in Berlin
Teufelsberg
Teufelsberg
The location within Berlin
LocationBerlin, Germany

Teufelsberg (German: [ˈtɔʏfl̩sbɛʁk] ; German for Devil's Hill) is a non-natural hill in Berlin, Germany, in the Grunewald locality of former West Berlin. It rises about 80 metres (260 ft) above the surrounding Teltow plateau and 120.1 metres (394 ft) above the sea level, in the north of Berlin's Grunewald Forest. It was named after the Teufelssee (Devil's Lake) in its southerly vicinity. The hill is made of debris and rubble, and covers an unfinished Nazi military-technical college (Wehrtechnische Fakultät). During the Cold War, there was a U.S. listening station on the hill, Field Station Berlin. The site of the former field station is now fenced off and is currently being managed by an organisation which charges 10 euros for public access.