Platte
At 946 metres, the Platte is the highest mountain in the Steinwald, a forest in the Fichtel mountain range in central Germany. The Platte is a popular walking destination, not least because of the Upper Palatinate Tower, which is located on its summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Upper Palatinate Tower and Burg Weißenstein.
Upper Palatinate Tower
Tower
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The Upper Palatinate Tower is an observation tower on the 946 metres high Platte mountain, the highest peak in the Steinwald and in Northern Upper Palatinate in southern Germany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfaben and Pullenreuth.
Pullenreuth
Village
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Pullenreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany.
Friedenfels
Village
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Friedenfels is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany.
Platte
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 946 metres
- Description: mountain in Germany
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Waldershof, Tirschenreuth, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.91007° or 49° 54′ 36″ northLongitude
12.05304° or 12° 3′ 11″ eastElevation
946 metres (3,104 feet)Open location code
8FXJW363+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 290192382OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Platte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Platte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پلات”
- German: “Platte (Steinwald)”
- German: “Platte”
- Ladin: “Platte”
- Polish: “Platte”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oberpfalzturm and Katzentrögel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Platte”. Photo: AriStonewood, CC BY-SA 4.0.