üd har z ▁district ▁of ▁Sax ony - An halt , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁larger ▁Har z ▁range ▁to ▁the ▁north west . ▁The ▁range ▁has ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁, ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁east , ▁and ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁at ▁the ▁K ul pen berg , ▁with ▁the ▁K ul pen burg ▁TV ▁tower , ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Stein th ale ben ▁in ▁Th uring ia . ▁The ▁range ▁borders ▁on ▁the ▁H ain le ite ▁hill ▁chain ▁and ▁the ▁fert ile ▁Gold ene ▁A ue ▁bas in ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁Lar ge ▁port ions ▁are ▁protected ▁as ▁a ▁nature ▁park . ▁ ▁Some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁southern ▁s lop es ▁are ▁kar st ified ▁and ▁bare ▁of ▁trees , ▁covered ▁by ▁cal care ous ▁grass land . ▁The ▁area ▁sh aped ▁by ▁numerous ▁sand stone ▁quar ries ▁today ▁is ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁ge op ark , ▁compr ising ▁the ▁Ky ff hä user ▁Monument , ▁the ▁Bar bar ossa ▁C ave ▁near ▁R ott leben , ▁the ▁Kaiser pf al z ▁at ▁T illed a , ▁and ▁the ▁Bil z ings leben ▁Pale ol ith ic ▁site . ▁The ▁Sch lacht berg ▁hill ▁on ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁rim ▁near ▁Bad ▁Fran ken hausen ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁decis ive ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fran ken hausen ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁Pe as ants ' ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 5 , ▁comm emor ated ▁in ▁the ▁monument