The Steling is a mountain, 658.3 m above sea level (NN) on the High Fens plateau.

The High Fens to the south and west benefit from the Steling, because the summit causes moist Atlantic winds to release their rainfall on the mountain.

About 700 metres southwest of the highest point on the mountain is a tourist attraction: the striking quartzite rocks known as Emperor Charles' Bed (Kaiser Karls Bettstatt).

From the top of the Steling there is an extensive overview of the North Eifel and, in good visibility, visitors can see as far as the Siebengebirge near Bonn and Cologne Cathedral.

On the Steling there is a private weather station for the Rureifel and Monschau region, whose services are used by the surrounding villages.