Herzogenhorn
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The Herzogenhorn seen from the Feldberg. The Alps may be seen in the far distance.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,415 m (4,642 ft) |
| Prominence | 184 m (604 ft) Feldberg Pass |
| Isolation | 3 Seebuck |
| Coordinates | 47°50′06″N 8°01′10″E / 47.83500°N 8.01944°ECoordinates: 47°50′06″N 8°01′10″E / 47.83500°N 8.01944°E |
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 Herzogenhorn
Germany
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| Location | Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Parent range | Black Forest |
The Herzogenhorn is a mountain, 1,415.2 m above sea level (NHN), in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies within a nature reserve in the municipality of Bernau im Schwarzwald.
The Herzogenhorn is the source region for three streams, the Krunkelbach, the Kriegsbach and the Prägbach, which discharge into the Wiese.
The Herzogenhorn is the third highest mountain in the Black Forest, after the Feldberg and the Seebuck.
If the Baldenweger Buck is counted, the Herzogenhorn is only the fourth highest point in the Black Forest. But if only mountains with a prominence of 100 metres are counted as independent peaks, it becomes the second highest after the Feldberg.
The Herzogenhorn is the highest mountain in the Black Forest to have a summit cross.
On the Herzogenhorn is an extensive network of trails. The mountain is usually ascended from Bernau, from Menzenschwand (roughly heading over the Spießhorn Pass), or from the Feldberg Pass via the Grafenmatt. The two mountain ridges radiating from the Herzogenhorn, south towards St. Blasien and west via the Bernauer Kreuz to Hasenhorn near Todtnau are popular hiking areas.
From the Herzogenhorn, as well as the Feldberg to the north and Belchen to the west, there is a panoramic view in fine weather of the chain of the Alps from the Zugspitze to the southeast to Mont Blanc to the southwest. To the west are the Vosges may be seen beyond the Rhine Plain. The prominent high summit cross of the Herzogenhorn is about 75 minutes walk from the Feldberg Pass.
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