Nature Park Steinwald

The Steinwald is a mountain range up to 946 m above sea level (NN) in southern Germany and, at the same time, a nature park (Steinwald Nature Park) founded in 1970 with an area of 246 square kilometres (95 sq mi) in the province of Upper Palatinate, in North Bavaria.

At 946 metres (3,104 ft) the Platte is the highest mountain in the Steinwald, a forest in the Fichtel mountain range in central Germany.The Platte is a popular walking destination, not least because of the Upper Palatinate Tower, which is located on its summit. It is climbable and offers good views of the surrounding region.

The Upper Palatinate Tower (German: Oberpfalzturm) is an observation tower on the 946 metres (3,104 ft) high Platte mountain, the highest peak in the Steinwald and in Northern Upper Palatinate in southern Germany.The first solid observation tower was built in 1971/72 by the Steinwald Nature Park Authority from Steinwald spruce trees.