The Rothaar is a narrow, banklike mountain chain, mostly over 600 m forming a large part of the [[Rhine Massif]] (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge). The highest peak in the Rothgaar Mountains is the [[Langenberg (Rothaargebirge)|Langenberg]] at 843.1 m. The elevation of other mountains in the area are only slightly lower so that the individual mountains that make up the range ' hardly stand out from each other.