The Kobelberg is a forested mountain ridge running from north to south within the municipality of Wiesenfelden in the Bavarian Forest in southern Germany. It lies south of the village of Schiederhof between the source regions of the Großer Leitenbach to the east and the Breimbach to the west. Its three summits have heights of 692 m, 698.3 m und 703 m.[1]

Kobelberg
Highest point
Elevation703 m (2,306 ft)
Prominence75 m
Isolation2.57 km → Thurasdorfer Berg, "Büscherl"
Coordinates49°0′51″N 12°31′9″E / 49.01417°N 12.51917°E / 49.01417; 12.51917
Geography
LocationStraubing-Bogen, Bavaria
Parent rangeBavarian Forest

According to a 2014 survey, the Kobelberg is one of 17 possible top sites for a pumped storage hydroelectric station in Bavaria.[2][3] In the county of Straubing-Bogen the mountains of Pfarrerberg and Hadriwa are also in the frame.

References

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  1. ^ "Topographische Karte". BayernAtlas (in German). Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen, für Landesentwicklung und Heimat. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  2. ^ "Analyse der Pumpspeicherpotentiale in Bayern" (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt. p. 46. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. ^ "In besonderer Weise geeignet", Straubinger Tagblatt dated 1 October 2014, page 11