Kleiner Feldberg

Kleiner Feldberg
View to the observatory
Highest point
Elevation	826 m (2,710 ft)
Prominence	670 m (2,200 ft)
Coordinates	50°13′18″N 8°26′45″E / 50.22167°N 8.44583°E / 50.22167; 8.44583Coordinates: 50°13′18″N 8°26′45″E / 50.22167°N 8.44583°E / 50.22167; 8.44583
Geography
Kleiner Feldberg The location within Hesse
Location	Hesse, Germany
Parent range	Taunus

The Kleiner Feldberg with an elevation of 826 metres (2,710 ft) is the second-highest mountain of the Taunus mountain range in Hesse, Germany. 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.