{{short description|Mountain range in Germany}} {{About|the mountain range in Bavaria|the hamlet near Kempten|Wiggensbach}} {{Infobox mountain | name=Adelegg | map=Germany Baden-Württemberg | map_relief= 1 | map_caption= | image=Adelegg 2008.JPG | image_caption=View from NE slope of the Laubenberg across the Eistobel valley and municipality of Maierhöfen looking NE towards the Adelegg | country= Germany | subdivision1_type= States | subdivision1= {{enum|Baden-Württemberg|Bavaria}} | parent= Allgäu Alps | location= | geology= | area_km2= 112 | orogeny= | highest=Ursersberg | elevation= {{Höhe|1129|DE-NN}} | coordinates= | length_km= | range_coordinates= {{coord|47.6925|N|10.12556|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}} }}
The '''Adelegg''' is a forested, mountain range, up to {{Höhe|1129|DE-NN|link=true}}{{GeoQuelle|DE|BFN-Karten}} and 112 km<sup>2</sup><ref name="BfN-Steckbriefe">[https://archive.today/20070628072907/http://www.bfn.de/0311_landschaft.html?landschaftid=3400 Landschaftssteckbrief] des BfN – Adelegg</ref> in area,<nowiki/> which is part of the northern foothills of the Alps, within the Westallgäu in the south German districts of Ravensburg and Oberallgäu.
== Geography == === Location === The Adelegg forms the northernmost foothills of the Allgäu Alps in the southeastern part of the Bavarian Alps and extend a long way out into the Alpine Foreland. They lie between the Untere Argen near Isny to the southwest and west, and Leutkirch to the northwest (both in the Baden-Württemberg district of Ravensburg), and between Altusried to the northeast, Wiggensbach to the east, Buchenberg to the southeast and the Wengener Argen near Weitnau to the south (all in the Bavarian district of Oberallgäu).
The name Adelegg is generally only used for that part of the range located in Württemberg, but the landscape unit of the same name <ref name="BfN-Geoinfo">[http://www.bfn.de/geoinfo/landschaften/ Geoinfo] des BfN – Landschaft Adelegg</ref> also includes the Hohentanne Forest to the north-northeast, the Kürnach Forest to the northeast and the Buchenberg Forest to the east. To the south it is adjoined by the mountain ridge of Sonneck on the far side of the Wengener Argen, which is not however part of the Adelegg landscape unit.
=== Summits === The highest mountain of the mountain range Adelegg is Ursersberg which is located in Bavaria. The highest summit of the mountain chain Adelegg is Hohenkapf which is also located in Bavaria. The highest summit of this chain which is located in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg is Schwarzer Grat. It is located only few meters to the northwest of the border with Bavaria and at the same time the highest elevation of the adiminstrative region of Tübingen.
From a topographical point of view, many summits of Adelegg are not to be considered independent peaks. A prominence of only few 10 m and an isolation of only few 100 m is very common. However, neighboring elevations are sometimes separated from one another by one of the numerous, sometimes deeply incised ravines that are characteristic of the Adelegg.
The summits and other elevations, together with their foothills within the Adelegg range, and the landscape unit of Adelegg - which is higher in places - are sorted below by height in metres (m) above sea level (NN){{GeoQuelle|DE|BFN-Karten}}; (federal state (FS): BW = Baden-Württemberg; BY = Bavaria):
{| class="wikitable sortable zebra" style="font-size:90%" ! Summit ! Elevation ! FS ! Subarea ! Location ! Description/noteworthiness |- | Ursersberg | {{Höhe|1129.2}} | BY | Kürnacher Wald | 1,4 km northwest of Eschach (Buchenberg) | highest mountain of the mountain range Adelegg |- | Hauptmannsberg<ref>BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/X2pPV Topographische Karte - map view with Hauptmannsberg], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> | {{Höhe|1129.1}}<ref name="Geodaten Bayern DGM1">Bavarian State Office for Survey and Geoinformation (Ed.): Digital terrain model 1m (DGM1), [https://download1.bayernwolke.de/a/dgm/dgm1/588_5285.tif GeoTIFF-Datei 588_5285], Elevation at corrdinates 47°42'45.2729"N, 10°10'26.6135"E, downloaded and evaluated with QGIS on 23 January 2026</ref> | BY | Kürnacher Wald | 0,8 km west of Ursersberg | subordiante to the slightly higher Ursersberg, with an isolation of only 18 m; location of ''Große Schwedenschanze''<ref name="Schwedenschanze Hauptmannsberg">Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (Ed.): [https://geoportal.bayern.de/denkmalatlas/searchResult.html?objtyp=boden&koid=224694 DenkmalAtlas 2.0 - Identifier D-7-8227-0011], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> |- | Änger | {{Höhe|1123}}<ref name="BA Änger">BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/cGqKN Topographische Karte - map view with Änger], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> | BY | Kürnacher Wald | 3 km east of Kreuzthal | |- | Hohenkapf | {{Höhe|1121}} | BY | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 2,3 km southwest of Eschach | highest mountain of the mountain range Adelegg |- | Schwarzer Grat | {{Höhe|1118.5}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 2,3 km northwest of Wengen (Weitnau) | highest mountain of the mountain chain Adelegg and highest point of the adiminstrative region of Tübingen; observation tower |- | Kreuzleshöhe | {{Höhe|1115}}<ref name="BA Kreuzleshöhe">BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/dzDyR Topographische Karte - map view with Kreuzleshöhe], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> | BY | Kürnacher Wald | 0,7 km north of Änger | scenic view point with cross, 300 m west of the summit which is located in a wooded area |- | Dürrer Bühl | {{Höhe|1077}}<ref name="BA Dürrer Bühl">BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/gjKDb Topographische Karte - map view with Dürrem Bühl], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> | BY | | 2,3 km southwest of the village of Wiggensbach | highest summit of northern Adelegg |- | Blender | {{Höhe|1071}}<ref name="BA Blender">BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/fSg7P Topographische Karte - map view with Blender], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> | BY | | 0,9 km east of Dürrer Bühl | subpeak of Dürrer Bühl; location of communication tower Blender |- | namless peak | {{Höhe|961}}<ref name="BA P.961">BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/dCCtk Topographische Karte - map view with P.961], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> | BY | Hohentanner Wald | 2,2 km west-southwest of Walzlings (Kimratshofen) | highest summit of Hohentanner Wald |- | Rote Fluh | {{Höhe|1090.0}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 1 km northeast of Schwarzer Grat | de facto not a peak, but a commercial forest area<ref name="GP BW Rote Fluh">Geoportal BW - [https://www.geoportal-bw.de/?permalinkId=d2fe9098-c18b-461e-8a68-3e6f38a34db1#/(sidenav:karten) WMS LGL-BW AKTIS Digitale Topographische Karte 1:25 000 Kombinationen - map view with Roter Fluh] , retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> |- | Schönbühl | {{Höhe|1074.8}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 400 m north-northwest of Schwarzer Grat | |- | Raggenhorn | {{Höhe|1056.2}} | BY | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 1,4 km north-northwest of Wengen | scenic view point with summit cross |- | Hohkopf | {{Höhe|1035.2}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 2,3 km east-southeast of Ratzenhofen (Isny im Allgäu) | |- | Wegmannshöhe | {{Höhe|1031.8}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 2,4 km east of Ratzenhofen | |- | Ochsenkapf | {{Höhe|1011.7}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 1,8 km east-southeast of Ratzenhofen | |- | Steinbergele | {{Höhe|1009.2}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 2 km southeast of Rohrdorf | |- | Schafberg | {{Höhe|1008.9}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 900 m south of Eisenbach ((Isny im Allgäu)) | |- | Rudershöhe | {{Höhe|999.2}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 2,3 km südöstlich von Rohrdorf | |- | Ölberg | {{Höhe|961.8}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 1,5 km östlich von Rohrdorf | |- | Walkenberg | {{Höhe|952}}<ref name="BA Walkenberg">BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/rFyK9 Topographische Karte - map view with Walkenberg], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> | BY | Hohentanner Wald | 0,8 km east of the village of Walkenberg (Altusried) | location of a Schwedenschanze<ref name="Schwedenschanze Walkenberg">Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (Ed.): [https://geoportal.bayern.de/denkmalatlas/searchResult.html?objtyp=boden&koid=224820 DenkmalAtlas 2.0 - Identifier D-7-8226-0002], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref> |- | Herrenberg | {{Höhe|931.2}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 1,8 km northeast of Rohrdorf | |- | Bärenbühl | {{Höhe|930.5}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 1,2 km northeast of Rohrdorf | slight elevation with a prominence of only 4 m<!-- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124323414 --> |- | Heidenkapf | {{Höhe|918.2}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 800 m north-northeast of Rohrdorf | |- | Kapf | {{Höhe|885.7}} | BW | Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg | 1 km west-southwest of Schmidsfelden (Leutkirch im Allgäu) | |- |}
=== Waterbodies and watersheds === The Eschach rises in the Buchenberg Forest that adjoins the Adelegg range and runs along the northeastern edge of the range in a mainly northwesterly direction before discharging into the Aitrach, whose waters make their way into the Danube via the northwards running Iller. At the southeastern end of the range is the little pond of Eschacher Weiher which, despite the name, is not connected to the Eschach. The Wengener Argen flows past the Adelegg to the south in an east-west direction and empties into the Untere Argen that runs past the southwestern end of the mountains from southeast to northwest, before its waters flow into Lake Constance and thence into the Rhine. The Adelegg is thus on the Rhine-Danube Watershed.
== Nature reserves == Small areas of the Adelegg range, totalling 6.4 km<sup>2</sup> in area, belong to the ''Adelegg'' Special Area of Conservation Region (No. 8326-341). Large parts lie in the protected area of Adelegg and Associated Tertiary Hill Foreland (''Adelegg und zugehöriges tertiäres Hügelvorland'') (LSG No. 319441), which covers 68.14 km<sup>2</sup> and was founded on 31 March 1994.{{GeoQuelle|DE|BFN-Karten}}
thumb|Signpost in the Adelegg
== Economy and tourism == The Adelegg is used primarily for forestry and tourism. In the Modern Era, but possibly also in the Late Middle Ages, there were various glassworks here; one that may still be visited in the glassworks in the former glassmaking village of Schmidsfelden.
Hiking across the Adelegg is possible on the 320 km long Black Forest-Swabian Jura-Allgäu Way and the 185 km long Heuberg-Allgäu Way. There are also winter sports facilities, especially in the Buchenberg Forest area.
{{wide image|Adelegg herbst.jpg|800px|The Adelegg in autumn. View from the west of Isny-Kleinholzleute and the valley of the Untere Argen}}
== References == <references />
== Sources == * Rudi Holzberger, Manfred Thierer: ''Die Adelegg, Das dunkle Herz des Allgäus'', Wanderungen und Streifzüge 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-933614-50-6}}.
== External links == {{Commons category}} * http://www.adelegg.info/ – Geology, People, Plants, Animals * http://www.adelegg.de/
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