The Hohestein is 569 m above sea level. NHN the highest mountain of the Gobert.
It rises in the northeast of the Werra-Meißner district, the state border with Thuringia and thus the former inner-German border runs over its northeastern branch.
The Hohestein extends from the main ridge of the Gobert in the border area to the Thuringian Eichsfeld in a westerly direction to the Werraschleife near Hessian Kleinvach. The Mühlbach (Motzbach) flows south past the Hohestein and the Hainbach northwards, both of which flow into the Werra.