Kleiner Feldberg Explained

Kleiner Feldberg
Photo Size:250
Elevation M:826
Prominence M:670
Map:Germany Hesse
Label Position:right
Location:Hesse, Germany
Range:Taunus
Coordinates:50.2217°N 8.4458°W

The Kleiner Feldberg is the second-highest mountain in the Taunus mountain range, located in Hesse, Germany. It has an elevation of . The Großer Feldberg is located in its immediate neighbourhood.

In 1913, a meteorological and geophysical observatory was built there by German meteorologist Franz Linke. In 1988 an astronomical observatory was built on the mountain's top. The source of the Weil River and a small castle of the Limes Germanicus are located at its northern base.

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