Steinkopf (Taunus)

Steinkopf (Taunus)
View from the Hausberg Tower looking SSE to the Steinkopf about 10 km away
Highest point
Elevation518 m above sea level (NHN) (1,699.5 ft) [1]
Prominence173 m ↓ Saddle at Hof Löwenheck in Wehrheim
Isolation10.17 km → northeast slope of the Roßkopf
Listing– Telecommunication tower
– Winterstein Tower (viewing tower)
Coordinates50°19′37.5″N 8°39′38.2″E / 50.327083°N 8.660611°E / 50.327083; 8.660611
Geography
Steinkopf (Taunus) is located in Hesse
Steinkopf (Taunus)
Steinkopf (Taunus)
near Ober-Rosbach, Pfaffenwiesbach;
Wetteraukreis, Hochtaunuskreis;
Hesse (Germany)
Parent rangeTaunus
View from Karben northwest to the Steinkopf with the TV tower and the hill spur of Winterstein to the right

The Steinkopf near Ober-Rosbach in the county of Wetteraukreis and Pfaffenwiesbach in the county of Hochtaunuskreis in the German state of Hesse is a hill, 518 m above sea level (NHN),[1] in the eastern Taunus and the easternmost Taunus eminence over 300 m. It has an isolation of 10.170 km and a prominence of 173 m and is thus one of the five independent summits in the Taunus.[2] The Steinkopf is a landmark visible from a long distance especially for the immediately adjacent region of Wetterau to the east.

  1. ^ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DomProm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).