It is located southwest of Hasselfelde between Trautenstein to the north, Benneckenstein to the west and Sophienhof in the borough of Ilfeld in Thuringia to the south.

On the summit of the Carlshaushöhe, which rises to the west of the B 81 federal highway, stands the 50 m high Carlshaus Tower (Carlshausturm),[2] or Karlshaus Tower, which was built a few hundred metres west of the Carlshaus on the eastern slope of the mountain.

From its observation platform, that sits above the tops of the trees at a height of about 30 metres and is accessible via a staircase with 155 steps,[2] there is an all-round view, for example, over the highlands of the Harz.

51 in the system of check points in the Harzer Wandernadel network of walking trails.

[4] The Carlshaushöhe and the Carlshaus Tower are located between the B 242 (north), B 81 (east) and B 4 (south) federal highways, so that it can be reached by walking trails leading from the car parks on these roads or their side-roads.