Richterhöhe, Summit and protected monument in Salzburg, Austria

Richterhöhe is a protected monument and summit on Mönchsberg mountain in Salzburg, reaching about 507 meters in elevation. The site features historic defensive structures and several towers that define its appearance.

The two zwinger courtyards on the Mönchsberg's southwest flank, the upper Falkenzwinger and lower Bertoldszwinger, date essentially from the Middle Ages; they are sometimes wrongly called Lodron zwinger after Prince-Archbishop Paris von Lodron (1586–1653). The Michaelsturm and Josefsturm on the upper zwinger probably date from the 14th century and were later used to store gunpowder. In 1906 the height was named Eduard-Richter-Höhe after the geographer Eduard Richter (1847–1905), and a monument followed in 1907.

The name honours Eduard Richter (1847–1905), a geographer, historian and glaciologist; the plateau was renamed Eduard-Richter-Höhe in 1906 and a memorial was erected in 1907. A linden tree, the Volkslied-Linde, was planted here by the choir of Salzburg secondary school pupils in 1931. Since 2021 the Lodron military guard house holds the Salzburg Viticulture Museum.

The summit lies on the Mönchsberg ridge southwest of Salzburg's old town, reached on foot through the two Zwinger gateways; the lower Bertoldszwinger blocks an easily walked path up the mountain. The site has belonged to the city since 1905 and the defences were restored after 2004. A marble orientation table set up in 1908 points out the surrounding peaks, Leopoldskron Palace and the Salzburg basin.

The 0.25-hectare vineyard on the southern slopes was replanted in 2008 by Salzburg scouts together with a partner winery from Lower Austria, which produces the wine for them. Medieval viticulture on these slopes outside the fortifications had ended centuries earlier.