It rises about 2 km east-northeast of the village of Tanne in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken.

Its forested hillsides drop away to the west and north into the valley of the Warm Bode, into which the Allerbach stream empties at the northwestern foot of the hill.

Here is a wooden cross and an iron toposcope on which, in addition to the four main points of the compass, several geographical destinations in the surrounding area are indicated.

From here the view extends over the village of Tanne in the valley of the Warm Bode, to the mountains of Hohnekamm, Wurmberg and Brocken as well as the Achtermannshöhe.

A little east of the observation point near a picnic area there is a refuge hut (51°42′20.25″N 10°44′27.5″E / 51.7056250°N 10.740972°E / 51.7056250; 10.740972) with checkpoint 44[4] in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.