List of mountains of Bavaria explained

This list of mountains in Bavaria shows a selection of high and/or well-known mountains in the German state of Bavaria.

Highest mountains by province

In the following table, the highest mountain in each of the 7 Bavarian provinces is listed.By clicking on the word "list" in the mountain list column you will be taken to the list of mountains in that region (sometimes including those lying outside of Bavaria). The table is initially sorted by height, but may be rearranged by clicking the symbols at the head of each column.

Highest mountain Height
(m)
LandscapeMountain
lists<
--! HE-->Region
2962 Upper Bavaria
2649 Swabia
1455.5 Lower Bavaria
1383.6 Upper Palatinate
1051 Upper Franconia
927.9 Lower Franconia
689.4 Middle Franconia

Highest mountains and hills of the regions of Bavaria

In the following table the highest mountain or hill in each of the regions of Bavaria is shown. A ‘region’ is taken to be a major natural region unit.

In the column Range/Region, high or extensive mountain ranges are shown in bold, lower or smaller hills and regions, which do not have a local high point or basin, but whose (island-like) high points have prominence are shown in italics. By clicking the word “list” in the mountain lists column, you will be taken to a list of other mountains or hills in the respective region (some of which may included those outside of Bavaria).

Multiple listings of the same mountain are possible because, e.g., the Zugspitze is simultaneously the highest (Bavarian) mountain of the Alps, Bavarian Alps, Northern Limestone Alps and the Wetterstein Mountains.

The table, which is initially sorted by height, may be rearranged by clicking on the symbols at the head of each column.

Mountain/HillHeight
(m)
Range/RegionMountain
list<
--! HE-->County/Independent town or city (D)
or district (A)
(also states)
2962 Alps HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen (BY)
Reutte (Tyrol)
2962 Bavarian Alps
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen (BY)
Reutte (Tyrol)
2962 Northern Limestone Alps
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen (BY)
Reutte (Tyrol)
2962 Wetterstein Mountains
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen (BY)
Reutte (Tyrol)
Watzmann
(Mittelspitze)
2713 Berchtesgaden Alps
Part of the Alps
List
List
Berchtesgadener Land
2649 Allgäu Alps
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Oberallgäu (BY)
Reutte (Tyrol)
2538 Karwendel Mountains
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen (BY)
Innsbruck-Land, Schwaz (Tyrol)
2185 Ammergau Alps
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Schafreuter
(Schafreiter)
2101,4 Vorkarwendel
Part of the Alps

List
HE--> Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen (BY)
Schwaz (Tyrol)
2086 Bavarian Prealps
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen
2086 Ester Mountains
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1987 Tannheim Mountains
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Ostallgäu (BY)
Reutte (Tyrol)
1973 Untersberg
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Berchtesgadener Land
1961 Chiemgau Alps
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Traunstein (BY)
Berchtesgadener Land (BY)
Zell am See (Salzburg)
1884 Mangfall Mountains
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Miesbach
1781,6 Staufen
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Berchtesgadener Land
1738 Lattengebirge
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Berchtesgadener Land
1563 Mangfall Mountains/Sudelfeld
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Miesbach
1455,5 Bavarian Forest HE--> Regen
1120,6 Lower Bavarian Forest
Part of the Bavarian Forest
List
List
HE--> Deggendorf
1056,2 Adelegg
Part of the Alps
List
List
HE--> Oberallgäu (BY)
Ravensburg (BW)
1051 Fichtel Mountains HE--> Wunsiedel
946 Steinwald HE--> Tirschenreuth
938 Upper Palatine Forest HE--> Cham
927,9 Rhön HE--> Bad Kissingen (BY)
Fulda (HE)
827 Rupertiwinkel
(Rupertigau)
HE--> Berchtesgadener Land
794,6 Franconian Forest HE--> Hof
689,4 Franconian Jura HE--> Ansbach
656,4 Hahnenkamm
Part of the Franconian Jura
List
List
HE--> Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
644 Riesalb
Part of the Swabian Jura

List
HE--> Donau-Ries
624 Hersbruck Jura
(Hersbruck Switzerland)

Part of the Franconian Jura
List

List
HE--> Nürnberger Land
Hohe Reuth
(Hohe Reut)
<---->635 Franconian Switzerland HE--> Bayreuth
Geiersberg
(Breitsol)
586 Spessart HE--> Aschaffenburg
554 Frankenhöhe HE--> Ansbach
547,5 Odenwald HE--> Miltenberg (BY)
Neckar-Odenwald (BW)
538 Grabfeld HE--> Rhön-Grabfeld
528 Lange Berge HE--> Coburg
512 Haßberge HE--> Haßberge
498,5 Steigerwald HE--> Neustadt/Aisch-Bad Windsheim
469 Abenberg Forest HE--> Roth

Mountains and hills of Bavaria

The following section contains a selection of Bavarian mountains and hills in the seven provinces, sorted alphabetically, in each case in order of descending height:

Name, Height in metres above sea level, Location (District/Region)

See also