Höch Hirschberg, Mountain summit in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland

Höch Hirschberg is the second-highest summit of the Hirschberg ridge in the Appenzell Pre-Alps, on the border between Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden. The ridge's highest point reaches 1174 m; a mountain restaurant stands at 1168 m just below the top. The neighbouring districts are Gais, Appenzell and Schwende-Rüte, and the Stoss pass lies to the north.

The Hohe Hirschberg lies on the boundary between the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden, above the municipalities of Gais, Appenzell and Schwende-Rüte. The border follows the ridge of the Hirschberg range, whose highest point reaches 1174 m; the Hohe Hirschberg itself is the second-highest summit of the chain.

The mountain restaurant at 1168 m, just below the summit, is reached by a narrow road from Sammelplatz that may be driven almost to the door. The local Appenzell dialect name Höch Hirschberg is used on hiking routes and in the inn's own name, and the Stoss pass road and the Appenzeller Bahnen line with its rack sections run just north of the peak.

The summit is reached on foot from Gais, Sammelplatz or Eggerstanden. From Sammelplatz a narrow road leads toward the Hoher Hirschberg and may be driven almost to the mountain restaurant at 1168 m. North of the summit lies the Stoss pass, linking Gais with the St. Gallen Rhine valley by road and by an Appenzeller Bahnen line partly fitted with rack rails.

The mountain restaurant at 1168 m sits just below the summit and can be reached by a narrow road from Sammelplatz, which may be driven almost to the door. The pass of Stoss north of the summit carries both a road and a partly rack-equipped line of the Appenzeller Bahnen linking Gais with the St. Gallen Rhine valley.