Mackenröder Spitze, Mountain summit in Göttingen Forest, Germany.

Mackenröder Spitze is the highest hill in the Göttingen Forest, reaching about 427.5 m above sea level on the boundary of the town and district of Göttingen in South Lower Saxony. The heavily forested hill sits on the eastern escarpment of the forest, just under 1 km northwest of Mackenrode. The Harzblick observation tower stands about 400 m north of the summit at roughly 425 m, not on the summit itself.

The Harzblick observation tower originally stood next to a forest inn at the summit of the Mackenröder Spitze. In the 1970s, the construction of a military base forced its relocation to a site about 400 metres north, at an elevation of 425 metres.

The name Harzblick refers to the view of the Harz mountains from the tower's platform, where the Brocken can be made out to the northeast. The tower stands about 400 metres north of the summit at roughly 425 metres, not on the Mackenröder Spitze itself. Its predecessor stood beside a forest inn at the summit until the 1970s.

You can reach the summit by several different routes; some trails from Göttingen offer gentler grades, while paths from Mackenrode and Waake are more steep. Wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for some effort, especially if you choose one of the steeper routes.

The Harzblick tower does not stand on the 427.5 m summit: it was moved about 400 m north to a spot at roughly 425 m when a military base was built on the summit in the 1970s. Its platform faces the Brocken to the northeast, the Seeburger See to the east and the Ohm Hills to the southeast.