# Simmersberg

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The **Simmersberg** is a mountain, , near [Schnett](/source/Schnett) in the municipality of [Masserberg](/source/Masserberg)) in the county of [Hildburghausen](/source/Landkreis_Hildburghausen) in Germany. It is the main summit of a forked [mountain chain](/source/Mountain_chain), which runs along the boundary between the [Thuringian Forest](/source/Thuringian_Forest) and the [Thuringian Highland](/source/Thuringian_Highland) from [Masserberg](/source/Masserberg) towards the southwest and is bounded by the valleys of the [Schleuse](/source/Schleuse_(river)) (in the northwest) and its tributary, the [Biber](/source/Biber_(Schleuse)) (in the south).

Other [subpeaks](/source/Subpeak) of the ridge are the *Hohe Warth (718 m)* in the west, the *Kohlberg (718 m)* in the southwest, the *Schnetter Berg (757 m)* in the north and the *Höheberg (780 m)* in the northeast. The volcanic origins within the otherwise non-volcanic mountain ridge can be recognised especially well near the Simmersberg and its two 718 metre-high pre-summits.

The 740-metre-high *Holzberg*, which is 2 km northeast and adjacent to the Schnetter Berg and north of the Höheberg, separated by a deep valley from the Simmersberg peaks, must be considered as an independent mountain.

## Views

Because the summit of the Simmersberg, on which there used to be an inn, but now has a [youth hostel](/source/Youth_hostel), is largely treeless, the mountain has an extensive view in all directions without the need for climbing a tower. In good visibility the outline of the [Rhön](/source/Rh%C3%B6n) in the west may be seen as well as the less high [Haßberge](/source/Ha%C3%9Fberge) hills to the south.

Still clearly outside the Thuringian Forest, but somewhat closer is the [Dolmar](/source/Dolmar) near [Meiningen](/source/Meiningen) (740 m) over 30 km away to the west, and the [Gleichberge](/source/Gleichberge) (642 and 679 m) to the southwest, 25 km distant – all three are clearly of volcanic origin. To the left and east of them are the ruins of [Straufhain Castle](/source/Straufhain_Castle) (449 m) and [Coburg Fortress](/source/Coburg_Fortress) (464 m).

North (right) of the Dolmar in clear weather can be seen the [Pleß](/source/Ple%C3%9F_(Rh%C3%B6n)) (645 m), 52 km away to the northwest and, in the extreme northeast the Anterior Rhön can be made out. Immediately right of that and about 14 to 20 km distant – and visible in even moderately good conditions – are the highest points of the [Thuringian Forest](/source/Thuringian_Forest):

In the east lies the nearby [Rennsteigwarte](/source/Rennsteigwarte) watchtower on the [Eselsberg](/source/Eselsberg_(Thuringian_Highland)) (841.5 m) near Masserberg, to the southeast just 3 km away, but separated by the deep valley of the Biber, is the mining village of [Waffenrod/Hinterrod](/source/Waffenrod/Hinterrod) with the mountains of Klingeberg (677.2 m), Eckartsberg (760.4 m) and [Grendel](/source/Grendel_(mountain)) (787.2 m).

## See also

- [List of mountains and hills in Thuringia](/source/List_of_mountains_and_hills_in_Thuringia)

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