| Einödriegel | |
|---|---|
 Summit of the Einödriegel | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,120.6 m above sea level (NHN) (3,677 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°55′39″N13°01′40″E / 48.9275°N 13.0279°E /48.9275; 13.0279 |
| Geography | |
  Einödriegel | |
| Parent range | Bavarian Forest |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | gneiss,granite |
TheEinödriegel is a mountain,1,120.6 m above sea level (NHN),[1] in theBavarian Forest inGermany. It rises southwest of the Lower Bavarian county town ofRegen and northeast of the county town ofDeggendorf. It is the highest point in theDanube Hills and the county ofDeggendorf and lies in the municipality ofGrafling.
Neighbouring mountains are theGeißkopf, theDreitannenriegel and theBreitenauriegel, which all lie along the same ridge nearBischofsmais. The Einödriegel has good views from the top to the west and northeast and an imposingsummit cross with rest benches. In the winter a ski lift runs up the mountain from the Unterbreitenau, which is part of the Geißkopf ski area. The top may be reached on foot on a waymarked footpath.
The summit cross does not stand on the highest point of the mountain. The latter is just under 100 metres south of the cross immediately next to the trail on a small rock group which is surrounded by trees and has no views.
According especially to older geographical and lexical works, the mountains of the Hinterer Forest ( the Arber, Rachel, Lusen and others) are already counted as part of theBohemian Forest, so based on that definition the Einödriegel would be the highest peak in the Bavarian Forest. Even in 1982 the Brockhaus wrote in an article entitledBayerischer Wald that: "in a geographical sense the Bavarian Forest is that part of the Bohemian Forest that rises as the Vorderer Wald (Danube Hills) between the rivers Danube and Regen (at the Einödriegel to 1,121 m)".
