List of mountains and hills of the Saarland

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This List of mountains and hills of the Saarland shows a selection of mountains and hills in the German federal state of the Saarland and is listed by descending height in metres above sea level (NHN).

Name, Height, Location (nearby settlement)

  1. Dollberg (695.4 m), north of Nonnweiler, Dollberge; Saarland/Rhineland-Palatinate border
  2. Schimmelkopf (694.8 m), north of Weiskirchen, Schwarzwälder Hochwald; Saarland/Rhineland-Palatinate border
  3. Trautzberg (c. 604 m), east of Freisen Saarland/Rhineland-Palatinate border
  4. Hellerberg (596.3 m), east of Freisen
  5. Füsselberg (595.1 m), south of Freisen
  6. Peterberg (c. 584 m), south of Braunshausen
  7. Weiselberg (569.5 m), west of Oberkirchen, North Palatine Uplands
  8. Schaumberg (c. 569 m), northwest of Tholey, Prims-Blies Hills
  9. Schankelberg (c. 550 m), north of Nonnweiler
  10. Sparrenberg (c. 544 m) north of Freisen
  11. Diegelsberg (537.2 m), southwest of Bosen
  12. Felsenberg (c. 537 m), north of Wadrill, Black Forest Highlands
  13. Schreck (c. 535 m), south of Nonnweiler
  14. Höcherberg (c. 518 m), north of Höchen, North Palatine Uplands
  15. Judenkopf (c. 517 m), north-northwest of Britten
  16. Losenberg (512.5 m), northwest of Oberthal
  17. Leißberg (512.4 m), north of Oberthal
  18. Heidenkopf (507.8 m), south of Nohfelden
  19. Momberg (499.4 m), northwest of Oberthal
  20. Trausberg (c. 499 m), north of Dautweiler
  21. Bosenberg (485.2 m), east-northeast of St. Wendel
  22. Buberg (465.8 m), northeast of Bubach
  23. Göttelborner Höhe (443.2 m), west-southwest of Göttelborn
  24. Kewelsberg (441.8 m), south-southwest of Tünsdorf
  25. Kehrberg (438.7 m), west of Marth
  26. Litermont (414.2 m), north of Nalbach
  27. Leuker Kopf (c. 414 m), northwest of Keuchingen
  28. Hoxberg (413.6 m), southwest of Lebach
  29. Monte Schlacko (403.5 m), east of Püttlingen
  30. Betzentaler Berg (402.3 m), south of Sankt Ingbert
  31. Spiemont (c. 402 m), north of Niederlinxweiler, North Palatine Uplands
  32. Galgenberg (401.1 m), south of Losheim
  33. Großer Kahlenberg (401.1 m), west-northwest of Böckweiler
  34. Großer Stiefel (397.2 m), west of Sengscheid
  35. Hungerkopf (c. 396 m), northeast of Mettlach
  36. Hölschberg (394.8 m), east-northeast of Erfweiler-Ehlingen
  37. Totenkopf (387.0 m), east of Niedergailbach, Bliesgau
  38. Alteberg (385.1 m), east of Büdingen
  39. Einöder Höhe (c. 382 m), east of Einöd
  40. Hirschberg (380.6 m), east of Kirkel
  41. Sauberg (377.3 m), west of Altforweiler
  42. Hoher Kopf (377.1 m), northeast of Kirkel
  43. Schwarzenberg (c. 377 m), west of Saarbrücken-Scheidt
  44. Gipsberg (c. 373 m), northwest of Merchingen
  45. Kahlenberg (372.0 m), southeast of St. Ingbert, Sankt Ingbert-Kirkel Forest Region
  46. Klosterberg (370.0 m), northeast of Bierbach, Sankt Ingbert-Kirkel Forest Region
  47. Karlsberg (c. 366 m), east-northeast of Sanddorf
  48. Wickersberg (361.4 m), west of Saarbrücken-Ensheim
  49. Brennender Berg (c. 360 m), west of Saarbrücken-Dudweiler
  50. Schlossberg (Homburg) (c. 325 m), east of the old town of Homburg
  51. Schlossberg (Kirkel) (c. 307 m), in the centre of Kirkel
  52. Winterberg (300.9 m), east-southeast of the city centre of Saarbrücken
  53. Halberg (266.0 m), southeast of the city of Saarbrücken
  54. Kaninchenberg (265.4 m), east-southeast of the city centre of Saarbrücken

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