6-607: The Schultiskopf lies in the highest part of the Central Black Forest and, at 1,076.6 m above sea level (NHN) , is a ridge -like subpeak of the Obereck ( 1,176.6 m above sea level (NHN) ). The Schultiskopf, together with its western neighbour, the Höllkopf ( 921.8 m above sea level (NHN) ) forms a 2.5-kilometre-long rocky ridge whose steep northern slopes drop up to 550 metres into
12-833: The Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg in Germany . It generally refers to a region of deeply incised valleys from the Rench valley and southern foothills of the Kniebis in the north to the area of Freiburg im Breisgau and Donaueschingen in the south. Its highest area, which is southeast of the Elz valley , is also part of the High Black Forest . The dominating valley system of the Kinzig cuts through
18-750: The Northern Black Forest the Bunter sandstone covering with its plateau-like mountain shapes has only survived in a few places on the eastern perimeter. Elsewhere the land is marked by narrow ridges and valley floors or, especially in the southeast or even in island-like remnants, hilly highland valley landscapes. The average height of the Central Black Forest is rather lower than in the Northern and Southern Black Forest . Relative heights are, however, similar; steep mountainsides can rise to 700 metres above
24-658: The Middle Black Forest from east to west. Prominent peaks are the Kandel ( 1,241 m ), Weißtannenhöhe ( 1,190 m ), Obereck ( 1,177 m ), Rohrhardsberg ( 1,152 m ), Brend ( 1,149 m ), Stöcklewald ( 1,067 m ) and Mooswaldkopf ( 887 m ) south of the Kinzig, and the Brandenkopf ( 945 m ) and Lettstädter Höhe ( 960 m ) north of the Kinzig. Gneisses and granites predominate. Unlike
30-600: The path, may be reached on unmarked forest tracks and linking footpaths. The summit is marked with a cast iron cross and offers views over the Simonswälder Tal to Kandel and, in clear weather, to the Feldberg . The view is partly obscured by trees. Central Black Forest The Central Black Forest ( German : Mittlerer Schwarzwald ), also called the Middle Black Forest , is a natural or cultural division of
36-819: The valley of the Haslachsimonswälder Bach and whose southern side descends 400 metres into the Ibichbach valley. A footpath runs along the ridge, having climbed from Altsimonswald in the valley of the Wilde Gutach ( 360 m above sea level (NHN) ), and via the Obereck to the Farnberg Plateau between Rohrhardsberg and Brend . From the Höllkopf the Kostgfäll Ravine to the north, which runs parallel to
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