List of hills in the Teutoburg Forest

The Barnacken (centre), highest point in the Teutoburg Forest, seen from the Egge Tower

This list of hills in the Teutoburg Forest records a selection of the hills, elevations and foothills (some are only high points on the crest of the ridge) in the Teutoburg Forest and its foothills, a hill chain in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. Several belong to the Iburg Forest (a hill ridge near Bad Iburg) or the Lippe Forest (Lippischer Wald) (southeastern part of the chain), most however are considered part of the Western Egge Foreland in the transition region to the Egge Hills (Eggegebirge) – a continuation of the hill chain to the southeast.

Most of the hills of in the Teutoburg Forest lie in North Rhine-Westphalia ("NW"), those in Lower Saxony ("NI") and others on the border between the two states are indicated by the relevant abbreviations. The list is sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NN; unless otherwise stated, based on ^[1]; more rarely ^[2] or ^[3]):

Barnacken (446.1 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen; Lippe Forest
- Padberg (437.5 m), Schlangen-Kohlstädt
  - Schierenberg (410 m), Schlangen-Kohlstädt
- Mordkopf (408.6 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
- Kleiner Rigi (387.7 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
- Kartoffelberg (ca. 385 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
Eggeberg (437.0 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom (also: Western Egge Foreland)
- Bielstein (409.0 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
  and the nearby Skilift
Hohlestein (433.2 m), Schlangen-Kohlstädt
and the Hohlstein Cave (also: Western Egge Foreland)
- Ebersberg (401 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
  - Markberg (ca. 394 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
Upper Langenberg (418.8 m, Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen; Lippe Forest
- Unterer Langenberg (386 m), Detmold-Berlebeck
  - Warmsberg (392.8 m), Detmold-Berlebeck; Lippe Forest
  - Stiensberg (ca. 390 m), Detmold-Berlebeck
Düsterlau (417.4 m), Berlebeck-Johannaberg (Detmold); Lippe Forest
- Kortewebelshals (385.5 m), Johannaberg
- Großer Gauseköterberg (366.7 m), Johannaberg
Stemberg (401.9 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
and the nearby ruins of Falkenburg Castle (Detmold); Lippe Forest
- Falkenberg (345.2 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
Bielstein (393.6 m), Detmold-Hiddesen
and the Grundnetzsender Teutoburg Forest; Lippe Forest
- Klöppingsberg (393.4 m), Detmold-Heiligenkirchen/Schling
- Kanzel (351 m), Hiddesen
  - Uffler (290.9 m), Hiddesen
    and the nearby natural monument of Mordkuhle
  - Scharfnacken (281.0 m), Hiddesen
    - Sternschanze (234.7 m), Hiddesen
Grotenburg (or: Teutberg; 386 m), Detmold-Hiddesen
and Hermann’s Monument and hillfort; Lippe Forest
- Altarstein (ca. 356 m), Hiddesen
- Hellberg (346.8 m), Detmold-Heiligenkirchen/Schling
Buchenberg (ca. 385 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom (also: Western Egge Foreland)
Stapelager Berg (365.2 m), Lage-Hörste; Lippe Forest
Knieberg (365.1 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg
Hermannsberg (or: Großer Hermannsberg; 363.7 m), Lage-Hörste; Lippe Forest
- Hörster Berg (315,1 m), Hörste
- Esbatzen (278,4 m), Hörste
  - Kleiner Ehberg (216.5 m), Detmold-Pivitsheide V. L.
Großer Ehberg (339.6 m), Detmold-Pivitsheide V. L.
- Allhornberg (316 m), Pivitsheide V. H.
Tönsberg (336.9 m), Oerlinghausen; Lippe Forest
and the Hünenkapelle, Sachsenlager, Löns Monument, memorial to the fallen of the 1st World War, Kumsttonne windmill base.
Dörenberg (331.2 m), NI, Georgsmarienhütte; Iburg Forest
u. a. and the Hermann’s Tower (observation tower), Bennosteinbruch and Bäumker Chapel
Huneckenkammer (325.7 m), Oerlinghausen; Lippe Forest
- Mämerich (310.2 m), Oerlinghausen
  - Ravensberg (304.0 m), Oerlinghausen
Hohe Warte (325.0 m), Detmold-Berlebeck; Lippe Forest
Auf dem Polle (320.4 m), Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
- Lewenberg (312.6 m), Lämershagen
- Eisgrundsberg (268.9 m), Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
Bärenstein (317.6 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
and the nearby Externsteine
Hengeberg (315.7 m), Halle/Werther
Knickenhagen (ca. 314.1 m), Horn-Bad Meinberg
and the nearby Externsteine
Grafensundern (314 m), NI, Bad Iburg; Iburg Forest
and the transmitter site
Hünenberg (312.5 m), between Bielefeld-Quelle and -Uerentrup
with the Bielefeld Hünenburg and Hünenburg Observation Tower
- Jostberg (285.7 m), between Quelle and Uerentrup
- Sennberg (282.2 m), Uerentrup
Große Egge (312.1 m), Halle
with its closed microwave tower
Ebberg (309.5 m), between Bielefeld-Buschkamp and -Hillegossen
with its Bielefeld Bismarck Tower, called the "Iron Anthony" (Eisernem Anton), an observation tower.
- Bokelberg (264.8 m), Buschkamp / Hillegossen
- Jostmeiers Berg (260.5 m), Buschkamp / Hillegossen
  and the Zwergen Cave
Hankenüll (307.1 m), NW / NI, between Borgholzhausen and Dissen
- Ascher Egge (284 m), NI, Dissen
- Steinbrink (ca. 209 m), NI, Dissen
Hollandskopf (306.6 m), Borgholzhausen
and the nature reserve of Johannisegge–Schornstein
- Schornstein (ca. 273 m), Borgholzhausen
- Vicarienkopf (ca. 270 m), Borgholzhausen
Bußberg (306.2 m), between Bielefeld-Kirchdornberg and Steinhagen-Amshausen
and the Schwedenschanze near Dornberg
- Petersberg (266 m), Kirchdornberg / Amshausen
Rosenberg (301.6 m), Bielefeld-Brackwede
Palsterkamper Berg (295.1 m), between Bielefeld-Großdornberg and Steinhagen-Rote Erde
Togdrang (293.8 m), Bielefeld-Sieker and -Buschkamp
- Kettlersche Berge (283.6 m), Sieker and Buschkamp
Barkhauser Berge (292.6 m), Oerlinghausen
Johannisegge (293.0 m), Borgholzhausen
and the Luise Tower (observation tower)
Hellegrundsberg (276.0 m), Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
Menkhauser Berg (ca. 271 m), Oerlinghausen
- Steinbült (261.4 m), between Oerlinghausen and Oerlinghausen-Lipperreihe
  and the 492-metre-long tunnel of the Landesstraße 751n (Oerlinghausen–Lipperreihe section)
Barenberg (269.2 m), between Borgholzhausen and Hesseln
and nearby Ravensberg Castle
Großer Freeden (269 m), NI, Bad Iburg
- Kleiner Freeden (200 m), NI, Bad Iburg
Käseberg (266.9 m), Bielefeld-Brackwede
Steinegge (ca. 266 m), NI, Dissen
and the Fernmeldeturm Dissen (with its observation platform)
- Schollegge (255.4 m), NI, Dissen
  - Petersbrink (ca. 212 m), NI, Dissen
- Sahlbrink (ca. 244 m), NI, Dissen
  - Rechenberg (ca. 206 m), NI, Dissen
    - Steinbrink (ca. 200 m), NI, Dissen
Ubbedisser Berg (266.0 m), between Bielefeld-Ubbedissen and Oerlinghausen
Hochholz (264 m), NI, Georgsmarienhütte-Oesede; Iburg Forest
Gottesberg (ca. 263 m), between Bielefeld-Kirchdornberg and Steinhagen-Amshausen
Hohnangel (ca. 262 m), NW / NI, between Hilter and Dissen
- Hülsberg (ca. 254 m), NI, Hilter
Musenberg (ca. 256 m), NI, Georgsmarienhütte-Dröper
Knüll (253.5 m), Halle
with the nature reserve of Knüll – Storkenberg incl. the Kaffeemühle observation tower and two nearby monuments
- Storkenberg (ca. 234.0 m), Halle
Timmer Egge (ca. 254 m), NI, Hilter
- Asberg (ca. 244 m), NI, Hilter
Kahler Berg (248.3 m), between Bielefeld-Bethel and -Uerentrup
and the nearby Olderdissen Wildlife Park and Bielefeld Botanical Garden
Baumannsknollen (245.0 m), NI, Georgsmarienhütte; Iburg Forest
- Lammersbrink (191.9 m), NI, Georgsmarienhütte
  and the Varusturm
Hohnsberg (242 m), NI, Bad Iburg
Westerbecker Berg (235 m), Lienen
Hüggel (226 m), NI, between Hasbergen, Hagen and Georgsmarienhütte
Zedling (225.7 m), Detmold-Hiddesen; Lippe Forest
- Kahler Ehberg (224.1 m), Hiddesen
- Kupferberg (197 m), Detmold-Heidenoldendorf
Beutling (ca. 220 m), Melle-Wellingholzhausen
with the nature reserve of Beutling and observation tower
Lönkerberg (ca. 220 m), between Bielefeld-Brackwede and Gadderbaum
Urberg (218.1 m), NI, Bad Iburg
Hohe Liet (217.5 m), Steinhagen-Amshausen
Jacobsberg (216.7 m), Steinhagen-Amshausen
Kleiner Berg (ca. 208 m), NI, between Bad Laer, Bad Rothenfelde and Hilter
with its observation tower
Leedener Berg (202.4 m), Tecklenburg-Leeden
Johannisberg (197.0 m), Bielefeld
Limberg (194.3 m), NI, Bad Iburg
(crash site of Zeppelin LZ 7, 1910)
Dörenther Klippen (159 m), Ibbenbüren
Hagenberg, NI, (139.2 m), Bad Iburg
Birgter Berg (131.8 m), Hörstel-Birgte
Riesenbecker Berg (133.5 m), Hörstel-Riesenbeck
- Lagerberg (128.2 m) Hörstel-Riesenbeck
- Bergeshöveder Berg (118.2 m), Hörstel-Riesenbeck
Huckberg (95.2 m), Hörstel-Bevergern
northwestern end of the Teutoburg Forest
Waldhügel (90.4 m) in Rheine
Thieberg (Neuenkirchener Berg; 83.5 m), between Rheine and Neuenkirchen
Thieberg 68.6 m), Rheine
with its Hünenborg memorial

Details not fully known

The details of the following hills in the range are not yet complete:

Mielberg (251 m), Bielefeld-Dornberg
Stadtberg, in Rheine

References

[DE-NW_TIM-1] Topographic Information Management, Cologne - NRW GEObasis Division (info)

[DE_BFN-Karten-2] Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

[NI-Nav-3] Lower Saxony navigator

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Details not fully known

See also

References