Black Mountains (Rhön)
| Black Mountains (Schwarze Berge) | |
|---|---|
View of the Totnasberg from the Kissinger Hut | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Totnansberg |
| Elevation | 839 m (2,753 ft) |
| Geography | |
| State(s) | Counties of Bad Kissingen and Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavaria |
| Range coordinates | 50°19′15″N 9°55′47″E / 50.3208°N 9.9297°E |
| Parent range | Southern High Rhön, High Rhön, Rhön |
The Black Mountains (German: Schwarze Berge) are part of the High Rhön in Germany, in particular of the Southern High Rhön, which lies south of the Kreuzberg Group and is thus the southernmost part of the High Rhön. Since 1993, most of the region has been protected by the Black Mountain Nature Reserve (Naturschutzgebiet Schwarze Berge), the second largest in Bavaria outside of the Alps, in order to counteract its afforestation by coniferous forest.