Ebbe Mountains
| Ebbe Mountains (Ebbegebirge) | |
|---|---|
 The Ebbe from the northeast (Schomberg Observation Tower) | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Nordhelle |
| Elevation | 663 m (2,175 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°8′54″N 7°45′23″E / 51.14833°N 7.75639°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Geography | |
 Location of the Ebbe within North Rhine-Westphalia
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Olpe |
| Parent range | Rhenish Massif |
The Ebbe MountainsRhine Massif.
Geography
Location
The Ebbe lies in the
Olpe. It stretches between Herscheid and Plettenberg (outside the area) in the north, Attendorn and Finnentrop (outside the area) in the east, the Biggesee in the south and Kierspe and Meinerzhagen in the west, where the Ebbe Hills are surrounded by the Ebbe Hills Nature Park. It is grazed by the A 45
motorway in the west.
Hills
The highest elevation in the Ebbe Mountains is the
Waldberg (ca. 635 m), Rothenstein (ca. 600 m), Der Griesing (552,6 m), Homert
(538,3 m) and Kahler Kopf (540.1 m).
Rivers and lakes
The following rivers rise in the Ebbe or around its edges: the Bruchbach,
Oesterbach, Verse and Volme. Within the Ebbe and its foothills are the Ahaus Reservoir, the Biggesee and the Fürwigge, Jubach, Lister, Oester and Verse Dams
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The Ebbe Mountains near Herscheid
References
- ISBN 978-1-86239-245-8.
- ^ Malte-Brun, M. (1829). Universal Geography, Volume 7, Wells & Lilley, Boston, p. 222.
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