Geishöhe (
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for goat height) is a hill of
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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in the ''
Mittelgebirge
A ''Mittelgebirge'' (; German: ''Mittel'', "middle or mid"; ''Gebirge'', "mountains or mountainous area") is a type of relatively low mountain range or highland area typical of the geography of central Europe, especially central and southern Germ ...
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Spessart
Spessart () is a ''Mittelgebirge'', a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg (Spessart), Geiersberg at 586 metre ...
.
Oberwinterbach, a hamlet which ist part of the municipality
Dammbach
Dammbach () is a municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (municipal association) of Mespelbrunn, whose sea ...
, lies on the plateau at the top of the hill. It is the permanently inhabited location with the highest elevation in the Spessart.
At the highest point of Geishöhe stands the Ludwig-Keller-Tower, a lookout tower build by the (the local rambling and naturalist organization) in 1936/37.
60 steps lead to a viewing platform with panoramic view of Spessart,
Odenwald
The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the Germany, German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße Route, Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried' ...
,
Taunus
The Taunus () is a mountain range in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located north west of Frankfurt and north of Wiesbaden. The tallest peak in the range is '' Großer Feldberg'' at 878 m; other notable peaks are '' Kleiner Feldberg' ...
and
Rhön. It is named after the former chairman of the Spessartbund Ludwig Keller (1873 to 1932). Four marked hiking trails meet at the tower.
The lookout tower is used by
amateur radio operator
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s due to its exposed location.
100 meters east of the lookout tower rises a steel lattice mast with the antennas for the Geishöhe transmit and receive system.
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Hills of Bavaria
Aschaffenburg (district)