The Braakberg is a 645.5 metre high mountain in the Harz

Harz

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 , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...

 in central Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, which lies about 2.4 km north of Lonau

Lonau

Lonau is a small village with a population of about 345 situated at an elevation of about 400m in the Harz Mountains of Northern Germany. Besides the clean air and lush forests, it is famous for the capercaillie....

 in the district of Osterode am Harz in the state of Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

. To the north the Braakberg transitions into the ridge known as Auf dem Acker

Auf dem Acker

Auf dem Acker is a mountain ridge up to 865.1 metres high, which is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony .- Geography :...

. In a wider sense the ridge running away to the southwest is also known as the Braakberg, especially its southern foothills west of Lonau which have a 512.1 m high sub-peak.: Coordinates: 51.6952°N 10.3518°E The Braakberg forms the watershed between the streams of Große Steinau

Große Steinau

The Große Steinau is a 7.5 km long tributary of the Sieber, north of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony. It rises at about 690 metres near the crags of the Sophienklippe on the Acker...

 and Kleine Lonau

Kleine Lonau

The Kleine Lonau is one of the two headstreams of the Lonau in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Course :It rises at a height of 650 metres and flows through the Mariental valley to Lonau, where it merges with the Große Lonau to form the River Lonau. It is about 4.2 km long and 1.8 km shorter than the other...

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The upper slopes of the mountain are covered in spruce, the very lowest with beech trees. It lies entirely within the Harz National Park

Harz National Park

The Harz National Park is a nature reserve in the German federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It comprises large portions of the western Harz mountain range, extending from Herzberg and Bad Lauterberg at the southern edge to Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg on the northern slopes...

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Sources

• Topographische Karte 1:25000, No. 4228 Riefensbeek
• Topographische Karte 1:25000, No. 4328 Bad Lauterberg im Harz