Hochberg, Mountain summit in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Hochberg is a 1008.9 m high hill at the southwestern edge of the Swabian Jura between Deilingen and Wehingen, its summit on the Delkhofen district of Deilingen. It is the third-highest elevation of the Swabian Jura after the Lemberg and the Oberhohenberg, and with them forms a connected ridge on the Rhine-Danube watershed. The summit is wooded, but the sparsely vegetated steep edge gives a view west over the Alb foreland and south onto the north flank of the Lemberg.
The Hochberg is 1008.9 m above sea level, making it the third-highest elevation of the Swabian Jura after the Lemberg (1015.7 m) and the Oberhohenberg (1009.6 m). With these two neighbours it forms a connected ridge on the Rhine-Danube watershed; the three summits are counted among the region's "ten thousanders". Its summit lies on the territory of Delkhofen, a part of Deilingen.
The Hochberg is one of the "ten thousanders", a group of Swabian Jura summits above 1,000 metres that tourism bodies promote together. It lies on the Rhine-Danube watershed, and with the Lemberg to the south and the Oberhohenberg to the north it forms a single ridge. At its southern foot near Gosheim stand the remains of the Wunderfichte, a candelabra spruce largely destroyed by a storm in 2005; only its massive, multiply split trunk survives.
Marked trails from different directions lead to the summit for visitors of varying abilities. Parking areas near the starting points make access straightforward for most people.
At the southern foot of the Hochberg near Gosheim stand the remains of the Wunderfichte, a candelabra spruce declared a natural monument. A storm in 2005 destroyed most of the tree; only its massive, multiply forked trunk survives.
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