Elm (hills)

Coordinates: 52°11′57″N 10°44′10″E / 52.19917°N 10.73611°E / 52.19917; 10.73611
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Elm
Elm in winter
Highest point
PeakEilumer Horn
Elevation323 m (1,060 ft)
Geography
CountryGermany
RegionLower Saxony
Geology
OrogenyTriassic
Type of rockMuschelkalk limestone
The Elm range is a popular area for motor cyclists

The Elm (German pronunciation

Northern European Lowlands, the Elm is almost uninhabited and the largest beech forest in Northern Germany. The hills are of a triassic limestone called Elmkalkstein. Together with the neighbouring Lappwald range, the Elm has been a protected nature park
since 1977.

The Elm is a popular among hikers, cyclists, and motor cyclists.

Rivers originating in the Elm include:

Towns on the edge of the Elm include:

Elevations

  • Eilumer Horn (323,3 m)
  • Osterberg (c. 314 m)
  • Drachenberg (c. 313 m)
  • Burgberg (c. 311 m)
  • Amplebener Berg (310 m)
  • Kleiner Tafelberg (c. 302 m)
  • Kiefelhorn (301 m)
  • Großer Tafelberg (296 m)
  • Warberg (290 m)
  • Wolfsburger Kopf (289 m)

Sources

  • Heinz-Bruno Krieger: Elmsagen. Oeding, Braunschweig-Schöppenstedt 1967.
  • Heinz Röhr: Der Elm. Oeding, Braunschweig-Schöppenstedt 1962.
  • Media related to Elm (Lower Saxony) at Wikimedia Commons

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