Together with the Schmücke, the Finne and the Hainleite, the Hohe Schrecke forms the northern rim of the Thuringian Basin.

In the 1930s, a munitions facility for the German Luftwaffe was built in the eastern part of the Hoher Schrecke, east of Lossa.

Around 2005, the decision was made to implement a major nature conservation project called the "Hohe Schrecke - Old Forest with a Future" (see below).

[4] The landscape on the Hohe Schrecke is dominated by large, unified stands of deciduous forest, especially beech woods.

[5] The nature reserve was notified to the European Commission as part of the Hohe Schrecke - Finne Flora-Fauna Habitat Region.