With about 928 m (3,045 ft) high it is the highest elevation of the Bavarian part of the Rhön, in the province of Lower Franconia.

The Kreuzberg — also referred to as the "sacred mountain of the Franconians" — is near the town of Bischofsheim in der Rhön in the district Rhön-Grabfeld.

In pre-Christian times there was a sacred ash tree there, which is remembered by the old name Aschberg.

Three different beers (Dunkel, Pilsner and Hefe-Weizen) are produced year-round and a fourth (Weihnachts-Bock) is available during the Christmas season.

A 156 m (512 ft) high guyed mast transmission tower was established in 1951 and used until 1985.