Großer Arber

Großer Arber
View from North
Highest point
Elevation1,455.5 m (4,775 ft)
Prominence1,031 m (3,383 ft) Letohrad
Isolation147 km (91 mi) Traunstein
Coordinates49°6′44″N 13°8′4″E / 49.11222°N 13.13444°E / 49.11222; 13.13444
Geography
Großer Arber
Großer Arber
Großer Arber (Bavaria)
Parent rangeBavarian Forest
Bohemian Forest

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.