Tags: Mountain Range.
The Harz is the highest mountain range in Northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart (mountain forest) Latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with a height of 1141.1 metres (3744 ft) above sea level. The Wurmberg (971 metres (3186 ft)) is the highest peak located entirely within Lower Saxony.
