Hennenkobel, Mountain summit near Zwiesel, Bavaria, Germany

Hennenkobel is a 965-metre mountain in the Bavarian Forest above Zwiesel. Its rocky summit holds a large summit cross and a wooden shelter hut. The first shelter was built in June 1900 by the Rabenstein section of the Bavarian Forest Association; a cattle pavilion stood there before. The wooden cross was erected in 1957 and renewed in 1977 and 1998.

The first shelter on the rocky summit was built in June 1900 by the Rabenstein section of the Bayerischer Wald-Verein, replacing an earlier cattle pavilion. The wooden summit cross dates from 1957 and was renewed in 1977 and 1998. Northwest of the summit, quartz and feldspar were mined from 1756 to 1880, with underground extraction from 1831, supplying the surrounding glassworks.

The summit's first shelter was built in June 1900 by the Rabenstein section of the Bayerischer Wald-Verein, replacing an earlier cattle pavilion on the peak. The wooden summit cross dates from 1957 and was renewed in 1977 and 1998. Scientists have long called the mountain Hühnerkobel, the name used in mineralogical literature.

Several marked trails depart from the nearby town of Zwiesel and reach the summit, with the eastern route being the most straightforward option. Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for changing weather, as conditions in this forested mountain area can shift quickly.

The northwest slope holds a former quartz quarry in the Kiesau nature reserve, worked from 1756 to 1880 for quartz and feldspar that supplied surrounding glassworks; underground mining began in 1831. Scientists long called the mountain Hühnerkobel, and the site yielded 65 minerals by 2012, including zwieselite, named after Zwiesel, and alluaudite, also known as hühnerkobelite. The adit is now sealed as a bat roost.