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(Redirected from Randen mountains) Mountain in Switzerland
Randen
View from near the Lange Rande
Highest point
PeakSchlattersteig (Hoher Randen)
Elevation930 m (3,050 ft)
Naming
Language of nameGerman
Geography
Randen is located in SwitzerlandRandenRandenShow map of SwitzerlandRanden is located in GermanyRandenRandenShow map of Germany
CountriesSwitzerland and Germany
Canton/BundeslandSchaffhausen and Baden-Württemberg
Borders onJura Mountains and Swabian Jura
Topo mapSwisstopo
Geology
Mountain typeMountain range

The Randen is a small mountain range located between the Jura and the Swabian Jura, north of the Rhine. Predominantly located in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen, they culminate in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The Randen, which belong to the Table Jura (Tafeljura), are situated north of Schaffhausen and south of Blumberg.

The highest peak is the Schlattersteig (930 m (3,051 ft)), which is part of the more prominent Hoher Randen (909 m (2,982 ft)) in Germany. Other important summits are the Hage (912 m (2,992 ft)), the Lange Rande (900 m (2,953 ft)), and the Schlossranden (890 m (2,920 ft)) with the Schleitheimer Randenturm (896 m (2,940 ft)) in Switzerland.

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Central Uplands of Germany

47°46′N 8°35′E / 47.767°N 8.583°E / 47.767; 8.583

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