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Großer Arber

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highest mountain of the Bohemian Forest in Bavaria, Germany

Key facts

Elevation
1,455.5 m (4,775 ft)
Prominence
1,031 m (3,383 ft) ↓ Letohrad
Isolation
147 km (91 mi) → Traunstein , to Hochleckenkogel
Parent range
Bavarian Forest , Bohemian Forest

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Encyclopedic overview

The Großer Arber ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈaʁbɐ] ; Czech: Velký Javor, "Great Maple") or Great Arber, is the highest peak of the Bavarian/Bohemian Forest mountain range and in Lower Bavaria, with an elevation of 1,455.5 metres (4,775 ft). As a result, it is known in the Lower Bavarian county of Regen and the Upper Palatine county of Cham as the "King of the Bavarian Forest". Its summit region consists of paragneiss.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Großer Arber” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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