Dammersfeldkuppe, Mountain summit in Bavaria, Germany

Dammersfeldkuppe is a mountain summit in the Rhön range in Bavaria, reaching 928 meters (about 3,045 feet) above sea level and ranking as the second highest point in the range. It sits on the edge of the Wildflecken Military Training Area, which limits public access to certain marked paths.

After World War II, the area around the summit was taken over by US forces and turned into a military training ground, closing off much of the high terrain to civilians. Even after American troops left in the 1990s, the military use of the area continued under German command.

The mountain lies inside the 70 km² Wildflecken Military Training Area, set up by the Wehrmacht in 1938 and later used by the US Army. Since the Americans left in 1994, the Bundeswehr has continued the annual Volkswandertage on the last July weekend, when walkers may use prescribed paths across the otherwise closed ground. The actual summit remains off-limits as an artillery target area.

The Dammersfeldkuppe lies inside the 70 km² Wildflecken Military Training Area, set up by the Wehrmacht in 1938, so the dome is normally closed to the public and the actual summit, an artillery target area, cannot be climbed for safety reasons. The one opening is the Volkswandertag held on the last July weekend, when the Bundeswehr lets walkers use prescribed paths across the otherwise off-limits ground.

Rain falling on the north side of the summit drains into the Schmalnau river, while water on the south side feeds the Kleine Sinn, making the mountain a natural divide between two separate river systems. This split is invisible to the eye but can be traced simply by watching which way a stream flows.