Großer Rachel

Großer Rachel
The Großer Rachel in the autumn
Highest point
Elevation1,452 m above sea level (NHN) (4,764 ft)
Prominence496 m S of Nový Brunst
Isolation23.8 km Großer Arber
Coordinates48°58′42″N 13°23′22″E / 48.97833°N 13.38944°E / 48.97833; 13.38944
Geography
Parent rangeBavarian Forest
Geology
Rock typegneiss

The Großer Rachel or Great Rachel is a mountain, 1,452 m above sea level (NHN); it is the second highest summit in the Bavarian Forest and Bohemian Forest after the Großer Arber and the highest mountain in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Together with the Kleiner Rachel or Little Rachel, 900 metres to the northwest, it forms the mountain of Rachel (Czech: Roklan).