Wüstegarten

Wüstegarten
Aerial view over Wüstegarten (mountain).
Elevation	675.3 m (2,216 ft)
Location
Location	Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg and Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (districts), Hesse, Germany
Range	Kellerwald
Coordinates	51°00′59″N 09°05′03″E / 51.01639°N 9.08417°E / 51.01639; 9.08417Coordinates: 51°00′59″N 09°05′03″E / 51.01639°N 9.08417°E / 51.01639; 9.08417

Forest and lookout tower on the mountain

Rock outcroppings and native vegetation of Wüstegarten.

Wüstegarten is a mountain in the counties of Waldeck-Frankenberg and Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in the north of the German state of Hesse. It is in the Kellerwald mountains and has an elevation of 675.3 metres (2,216 ft).

The mountain is within the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse's only national park. Activities include hiking, nordic walking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing.

References

• Grieben-Reiseführer: Oberhessen, Kurhessen und Waldeck. Band 230, Karl Thiemig Verlag, Munich, 1981, p. 160.
• Eduard Brauns: Wander- und Reiseführer durch Nordhessen und Waldeck. Bernecker Verlag, Melsungen, 1971, p. 180.
• Karl E. Demandt: Geschichte des Landes Hessen. Johannes Stauda Verlag, Kassel, 1980, pp. 88 and 89

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wüstegarten.

• List of mountains of Hesse