The Obereck lies in the east of the municipality of Simonswald above the village of Hintergriesbach. Its rounded summit or kuppe lies on a ridge, that is especially sharp in the area of the Schultiskopf, and which runs away from the main chain between the Rohrhardsberg and Brend descending westwards into the valley of the Wild Gutach (Simonswälder Tal) some 700 metres lower down. It is bounded by the valleys of the tributary streams, the Griesbach to the south and the Haslachsimonswälder Bach to the north (Kostgfäll Gorge).