This List of mountains and hills in Lower Saxony shows a selection of high or well-known mountains and hills in the German state of Lower Saxony (in order of height). Although there is no universally agreed definition of a 'mountain', summits at 2.000 feet (610 metres) or higher may generally be referred to as mountains; those below 2.000 feet as 'hills', hence the division of this list. By this definition, it can be seen that all the mountains in Lower Saxony occur in the Harz.
Highest points in Lower Saxony's regions
The following table lists the highest points in the various landscapes (hill ranges or regions) of Lower Saxony.
In the "Landscape" column, major hill ranges are shown in bold. Clicking "List" in the rows of the "List" column links to other hills or mountains in that landscape â some of which are outside Lower Saxony. The table is arranged by height, but may be sorted by other criteria by clicking the symbol of the desired column.
Mountains (2000 feet or higher)
<small>Name, Height in metres above NN, Location (District/Region); three "???" mean unknown or not yet discovered; please contribute!</small>
- Wurmberg (), Goslar district, Harz
- Bruchberg (927 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Achtermannshöhe (926 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Rehberg (893 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Quitschenberg (882 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Auf dem Acker (860 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- GroÃÂer Sonnenberg (853.4 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Kleiner Sonnenberg (853.0 m), Goslar district, Harz
- GroÃÂer Breitenberg (811 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Lärchenkopf (801 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Schalke (762 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Abbenstein (756m), Goslar district, Harz
- Haspelkopf (749 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Kuppe (729 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Bocksberg (727 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Kahler Berg (727 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Jordanshöhe (723 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Stöberhai (720 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Kleiner Breitenberg (711 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- GroÃÂer Knollen (688 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Aschentalshalbe (685 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Koboltstaler Köpfe (673 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Wolfskopf (669 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Ravensberg (659 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Beerberg (658 m), Goslar district, Harz
- ÃÂbelsberg (651.3 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Braakberg (646 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Mathias-Schmidt-Berg (645 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Rammelsberg (635 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Kleiner Knollen (631 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- GroÃÂer Wurzelnberg (625.8 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
- Hasselkopf, (612 m), Goslar district, Harz
- Kleiner Wurzelnberg (610 m), Osterode am Harz district, Harz
Hills (under 2000 feet)
See also
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