The hills of the Gladenbach Uplands, arranged by ridge or natural region, include the following: (Location of the natural regions with the Gladenbach Uplands and location of the hills within the natural region) . In the foreground is the
Gladenbach village of
Runzhausen and the castles of
Vetzberg (left) and
Gleiberg (right) to the 498 m high
Dünsberg of
Gladenbach. Centre rear: the 357 m high
Lammerich; left: northern foot of the 361 m high
Kirchberg. Valley near
Frechenhausen. Background: the
Schwarzenberg (
Breidenbach Grund) and the
Sackpfeife. spurs of
Nimerich and
Friedensdorf. Rear right: the
Biedenkopf and the 631 m high
Sackpfeife spur of
Hainpracht •
Bottenhorn Plateaux - northwest of the centre •
Angelburg (609 m) – west of the centre; occasionally counted as part of the Schelde Forest •
Schmittgrund (590 m) – southern spur of the Angelburg, occasionally counted as part of the Schelde Forest •
Mattenberg (578 m) – north west •
Kurzbeul (566 m) – extreme west •
Würgeloh (563,9 m) north
Hartenrod /
Bad Endbach •
Madche (560 m) – northwest •
Daubhaus (551,8 m) – extreme east, north of Rachelshausen •
Allberg (528 m) – northeast of the Daubhaus •
Hünstein (504 m) – north of the Allberg; not really an independent summit, but has an observation tower; gives its name to
Holzhausen am Hünstein •
Bolzeberg (520 m) – extreme northeast •
Steffenberg (489 m) – extreme (west) north, gives its name to the municipality of
Steffenberg •
Schelde Forest (in the narrow sense) – west •
Eschenburg (590 m NN) – north, above the
Dietzhölze Valley (which lies to the northwest) •
Hohe Koppe (540.2 m) – northeast •
Stockseite (516 m) – east •
Breidenbach Bottom – extreme north(west) •
Hemmerichskopf (562 m) – western boundary with the Rothaar Mountains •
Schwarzenberg (561 m) – northeast; centre of a large contiguous forest area southwest of
Biedenkopf and east of
Breidenbach •
Hachenberg (552 m) – northern subpeak •
Nimerich (533 m) – southeastern subpeak; highest point in the municipality of
Dautphetal •
Schadenberg (545 m) – southwest of the centre •
Galgenberg (541 m) – extreme southwest •
Entenberg (535 m) – northwestern boundary to the Rothaar Mountains •
Zollbuche – centre •
Hirschhohl (503 m) – northwest boundary with the plateaux •
Schönscheid (498 m) – west, northwest Günterod •
Bad Endbacher Platte (up to 488 m) – centre •
Hemmerich (475.7 m) – east; forms with Koppe and Dreisberg the eastern trio of hills of the Gladenbach Uplands •
Koppe (454 m) – with observation tower; near
Gladenbach-Erdhausen •
Dreisberg (448 m) •
Damshäuser Kuppen – northeast •
Rimberg (498 m) – east north; with observation tower •
Kappe (494 m) – west north •
Schweinskopf (472 m) – north west, near Dautphetal-Herzhausen •
Eichelhardt (465 m) – northwest •
Dusenberg (457 m) – extreme west, near Dautphetal-Herzhausen •
Hornberg (451 m) – extreme northwest •
Hungert (412 m) – extreme northeast; pyramidal Kuppe on the boundary with the
Marburg Ridge •
Auersberg (385 m) – east, between
Elnhausen,
Nesselbrunn and
Dilschhausen •
Donnerberg (370 m) – southeast, northeast of Gladenbach •
Krofdorf-Königsberg Forest – south and southeast •
Dünsberg (498 m) – east centre; volcanic singularity with Celtic excavation sites, TV transmission tower and observation tower •
Altenberg (442 m) – northwest centre, observation tower •
Ramsberg (ca. 435 m) – north;
Hohensolms Castle •
Forst Krofdorf (up to 357 m) – east; large contiguous forest region that links the Dünsberg to the east with the Lahn Valley •
Königsstuhl (348 m) – south; one of the southernmost hills of the Gladenbach Uplands •
Hörre – southwest •
Alteburg (445 m) – in the centre •
Roßberg (392 m) – northeast, south of Bischoffen •
Koppe (354 m) – south, west of Kölschhausen •
Niederweidbach Basin – south of the centre •
Bergwald (im east up to 392 m) – east of the centre •
Salzböde Valley – northeast, east and southeast of the centre •
Kirchberg (362 m) – north, east of Gladenbach •
Lammerich (357 m) – north, southwest of Gladenbach == References ==