The name Arkenberge was originally given to a natural hill ridge in the Berlin municipality of Blankenfelde in the borough of Pankow. The name of the nearby settlement of Arkenberge was derived from this chain of little hills. In 1984 a rubble heap for building waste was established east of this settlement. In January 2015, it was determined that the top of this tip had reached a height of sea level (NHN). Since then it has been ranked as the highest point in the state of Berlin, superseding the Teufelsberg.