The Wengebach rises southeast of the hill, also near the Umschwang, and to the west, the Endschlagbach, which are eastern and northern feeders respectively of the Fulda tributary, the Nieste.
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The densely wooded Haferberg, which is the highest hill in the Münden Nature Park, is located on the border of north Hesse (Werra-Meißner district) and south Lower Saxony (Göttingen district), 1.25 km northwest of the pass of Umschwang, around 4.5 km east of Nieste and just under 4 km (all distances as the crow flies) west of Kleinalmerode.