| High Taunus Hoher Taunus | |
|---|---|
 Overview map of the Taunus | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Großer Feldberg |
| Elevation | 879 m above NHN |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 314.92 km2 (121.59 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
| State(s) | Hesse, Germany |
| Range coordinates | 50°13′57″N 8°27′32″E / 50.23250°N 08.458917°E |
| Parent range | Taunus |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Low mountains |
| Rock type(s) | Grey phyllite, Hermeskeil beds, coloured slate, Taunus quartzite |
The High Taunus (German: Hoher Taunus) is the name of a major natural region unit (no. 301) in the Hessian Central Uplands range of the Taunus mountains and forms the area immediately around the main ridge of the Taunus. It should not be confused with the term Hochtaunus, in the sense used in the name of the county of Hochtaunuskreis which is only the eastern part of the Feldberg massif. The High Taunus separates the Anterior Taunus in the south from the Lower Taunus in the north and includes the majority of the highest mountains and hills of the Taunus. The eastern part of the natural region lies within the Taunus Nature Park and its western part in the Rhine-Taunus Nature Park.