# Adelegg

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{{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](/source/Laubenberg) across the [Eistobel](/source/Eistobel) valley and municipality of [Maierhöfen](/source/Maierh%C3%B6fen) looking NE towards the Adelegg
| country= Germany
| subdivision1_type= States
| subdivision1= {{enum|Baden-Württemberg|Bavaria}}
| parent= [Allgäu Alps](/source/Allg%C3%A4u_Alps)
| location=
| geology= 
| area_km2= 112
| orogeny=
| highest=[Ursersberg](/source/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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="BfN-Steckbriefe">[https://archive.today/20070628072907/http://www.bfn.de/0311_landschaft.html?landschaftid=3400 Landschaftssteckbrief] des [BfN](/source/Bundesamt_f%C3%BCr_Naturschutz) – Adelegg</ref> in area,<nowiki/> which is part of the northern foothills of the [Alps](/source/Alps), within the [Westallgäu](/source/Westallg%C3%A4u) in the south German districts of [Ravensburg](/source/Landkreis_Ravensburg) and [Oberallgäu](/source/Landkreis_Oberallg%C3%A4u).

== Geography ==
=== Location ===
The Adelegg forms the northernmost foothills of the [Allgäu Alps](/source/Allg%C3%A4u_Alps) in the southeastern part of the [Bavarian Alps](/source/Bavarian_Alps) and extend a long way out into the [Alpine Foreland](/source/Alpine_Foreland). They lie between the [Untere Argen](/source/Untere_Argen) near [Isny](/source/Isny_im_Allg%C3%A4u) to the southwest and west, and [Leutkirch](/source/Leutkirch_im_Allg%C3%A4u) to the northwest (both in the Baden-Württemberg district of Ravensburg), and between [Altusried](/source/Altusried) to the northeast, [Wiggensbach](/source/Wiggensbach) to the east, [Buchenberg](/source/Buchenberg) to the southeast and the Wengener Argen near [Weitnau](/source/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](/source/Bundesamt_f%C3%BCr_Naturschutz) – Landschaft Adelegg</ref> also includes the [Hohentanne Forest](/source/Hohentanne_Forest) to the north-northeast, the [Kürnach Forest](/source/K%C3%BCrnach_Forest) to the northeast and the [Buchenberg Forest](/source/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](/source/mountain) of the [mountain range](/source/mountain_range) Adelegg is [Ursersberg](/source/Ursersberg) which is located in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria). The highest [summit](/source/summit) of the [mountain chain](/source/mountain_chain) Adelegg is [Hohenkapf](/source/Hohenkapf) which is also located in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria). The highest summit of this chain which is located in the federal state of [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg) is [Schwarzer Grat](/source/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](/source/T%C3%BCbingen_(region)).

From a [topographical](/source/topography) point of view, many summits of Adelegg are not to be considered independent peaks. A [prominence](/source/topographic_prominence) of only few 10&nbsp;m and an [isolation](/source/topographic_isolation) of only few 100&nbsp;m is very common. However, neighboring elevations are sometimes separated from one another by one of the numerous, sometimes deeply incised [ravine](/source/ravine)s 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)](/source/Normalnull){{GeoQuelle|DE|BFN-Karten}}; ([federal state](/source/States_of_Germany) (FS): BW&nbsp;=&nbsp;[Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg); BY&nbsp;=&nbsp;[Bavaria](/source/Bavaria)):

{| class="wikitable sortable zebra" style="font-size:90%"
! Summit
! Elevation
! FS
! Subarea
! Location
! Description/noteworthiness
|-
| [Ursersberg](/source/Ursersberg)
| {{Höhe|1129.2}}
| [BY](/source/Bavaria)
| Kürnacher Wald
| 1,4&nbsp;km northwest of [Eschach](/source/Eschach_(Buchenberg)) ([Buchenberg](/source/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](/source/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](/source/QGIS) on 23 January 2026</ref>
| [BY](/source/Bavaria)
| Kürnacher Wald
| 0,8&nbsp;km west of [Ursersberg](/source/Ursersberg)
| subordiante to the slightly higher [Ursersberg](/source/Ursersberg), with an [isolation](/source/topographic_isolation) of only 18&nbsp;m; location of ''Große [Schwedenschanze](/source/Schwedenschanze)''<ref name="Schwedenschanze Hauptmannsberg">[Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection](/source/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](/source/Bayern)
| Kürnacher Wald
| 3&nbsp;km east of [Kreuzthal](/source/Kreuzthal_(Buchenberg))
|
|-
| [Hohenkapf](/source/Hohenkapf)
| {{Höhe|1121}}
| [BY](/source/Bavaria)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 2,3&nbsp;km southwest of [Eschach](/source/Eschach_(Buchenberg))
| highest mountain of the mountain range Adelegg
|-
| [Schwarzer Grat](/source/Schwarzer_Grat)
| {{Höhe|1118.5}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 2,3&nbsp;km northwest of [Wengen](/source/Wengen_(Weitnau)) ([Weitnau](/source/Weitnau))
| highest mountain of the mountain chain Adelegg and highest point of the [adiminstrative region of Tübingen](/source/T%C3%BCbingen_(region)); [observation tower](/source/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](/source/Bayern)
| Kürnacher Wald
| 0,7&nbsp;km north of Änger
| [scenic view point](/source/scenic_view_point) with cross, 300&nbsp;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](/source/Bavaria)
|
| 2,3&nbsp;km southwest of the village of [Wiggensbach](/source/Wiggensbach)
| highest summit of northern Adelegg
|-
| [Blender](/source/Blender_(Adelegg))
| {{Höhe|1071}}<ref name="BA Blender">BayernAtlas - [https://v.bayern.de/fSg7P Topographische Karte - map view with Blender], retrieved 24 January 2026.</ref>
| [BY](/source/Bavaria)
|
| 0,9&nbsp;km east of Dürrer Bühl
| [subpeak](/source/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](/source/Bavaria)
| Hohentanner Wald
| 2,2&nbsp;km west-southwest of Walzlings ([Kimratshofen](/source/Kimratshofen))
| highest summit of Hohentanner Wald
|-
| Rote Fluh
| {{Höhe|1090.0}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 1&nbsp;km northeast of Schwarzer Grat
| de facto not a peak, but a [commercial forest](/source/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](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 400&nbsp;m north-northwest of Schwarzer Grat
|
|-
| [Raggenhorn](/source/Raggenhorn)
| {{Höhe|1056.2}}
| [BY](/source/Bavaria)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 1,4&nbsp;km north-northwest of [Wengen](/source/Wengen_(Weitnau))
| [scenic view point](/source/scenic_view_point) with [summit cross](/source/summit_cross)
|-
| Hohkopf
| {{Höhe|1035.2}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 2,3&nbsp;km east-southeast of [Ratzenhofen](/source/Ratzenhofen_(Isny)) ([Isny im Allgäu](/source/Isny_im_Allg%C3%A4u))
|
|-
| Wegmannshöhe
| {{Höhe|1031.8}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 2,4&nbsp;km east of [Ratzenhofen](/source/Ratzenhofen_(Isny))
|
|-
| Ochsenkapf
| {{Höhe|1011.7}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 1,8&nbsp;km east-southeast of [Ratzenhofen](/source/Ratzenhofen_(Isny))
|
|-
| Steinbergele
| {{Höhe|1009.2}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 2&nbsp;km southeast of [Rohrdorf](/source/Rohrdorf_(Isny))
|
|-
| Schafberg
| {{Höhe|1008.9}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 900&nbsp;m south of [Eisenbach](/source/Eisenbach_(Isny)) (([Isny im Allgäu](/source/Isny_im_Allg%C3%A4u)))
|
|-
| Rudershöhe
| {{Höhe|999.2}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 2,3&nbsp;km südöstlich von [Rohrdorf](/source/Rohrdorf_(Isny))
|
|-
| Ölberg
| {{Höhe|961.8}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 1,5&nbsp;km östlich von [Rohrdorf](/source/Rohrdorf_(Isny))
|
|-
| 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](/source/Bavaria)
| Hohentanner Wald
| 0,8&nbsp;km east of the village of Walkenberg ([Altusried](/source/Altusried))
| location of a [Schwedenschanze](/source/Schwedenschanze)<ref name="Schwedenschanze Walkenberg">[Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection](/source/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](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 1,8&nbsp;km northeast of [Rohrdorf](/source/Rohrdorf_(Isny))
|
|-
| Bärenbühl
| {{Höhe|930.5}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 1,2&nbsp;km northeast of [Rohrdorf](/source/Rohrdorf_(Isny))
| slight elevation with a [prominence](/source/topographic_prominence) of only 4&nbsp;m<!-- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124323414 -->
|-
| Heidenkapf
| {{Höhe|918.2}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 800&nbsp;m north-northeast of [Rohrdorf](/source/Rohrdorf_(Isny))
|
|-
| Kapf
| {{Höhe|885.7}}
| [BW](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg)
| Buchenberger Wald, mountain range Adelegg
| 1&nbsp;km west-southwest of [Schmidsfelden](/source/Schmidsfelden) ([Leutkirch im Allgäu](/source/Leutkirch_im_Allg%C3%A4u))
|
|-
|}

=== Waterbodies and watersheds ===
The [Eschach](/source/Eschach_(Aitrach)) 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](/source/Aitrach_(Iller)), whose waters make their way into the [Danube](/source/Danube) via the northwards running [Iller](/source/Iller). At the southeastern end of the range is the little pond of [Eschacher Weiher](/source/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](/source/Untere_Argen) that runs past the southwestern end of the mountains from southeast to northwest, before its waters flow into [Lake Constance](/source/Lake_Constance) and thence into the [Rhine](/source/Rhine). The Adelegg is thus on the  [Rhine-Danube Watershed](/source/Rhine-Danube_Watershed).

== Nature reserves ==
Small areas of the Adelegg range, totalling 6.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> in area, belong to the ''Adelegg'' [Special Area of Conservation](/source/Special_Area_of_Conservation) Region (No. 8326-341). Large parts lie in the [protected area](/source/protected_area) of Adelegg and Associated Tertiary Hill Foreland (''Adelegg und zugehöriges tertiäres Hügelvorland'') (LSG No. 319441), which covers 68.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and was founded on 31&nbsp;March 1994.{{GeoQuelle|DE|BFN-Karten}}

thumb|Signpost in the Adelegg

== Economy and tourism ==
The Adelegg is used primarily for [forestry](/source/forestry) and tourism. In the Modern Era, but possibly also in the Late Middle Ages, there were various [glassworks](/source/glassworks) here; one that may still be visited in the glassworks in the former glassmaking village of [Schmidsfelden](/source/Schmidsfelden).

Hiking across the Adelegg is possible on the 320&nbsp;km long [Black Forest-Swabian Jura-Allgäu Way](/source/Black_Forest-Swabian_Jura-Allg%C3%A4u_Way) and the 185&nbsp;km long  [Heuberg-Allgäu Way](/source/Heuberg-Allg%C3%A4u_Way). There are also winter sports facilities, especially in the [Buchenberg Forest](/source/Buchenberg_Forest) area.

{{wide image|Adelegg herbst.jpg|800px|The Adelegg in autumn. View from the west of [Isny](/source/Isny_im_Allg%C3%A4u)-[Kleinholzleute](/source/Kleinholzleute) and the valley of the [Untere Argen](/source/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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Category:Oberallgäu
Category:Allgäu Alps
Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps
Category:Mountain and hill ranges of Baden-Württemberg
Category:Mountain ranges of Bavaria
Category:Important Bird Areas of Germany

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