Hochstein (Eifel)
Hochstein | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 563 m above sea level (NHN) (1,847.1 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 50°22′18″N 7°13′09″E / 50.37167°N 7.21917°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Eifel (High Eifel) |
The Hochstein (also called the Kalberg or Kahler Berg and, formerly, the Forstberg) is a
Geography
Location
The Hochstein rises in the
Natural regions
The Hochstein is part of the
Reserves
The majority of the Hochstein Hochstein Nature Reserve (CDDA-No. 163713; established 1983; 3,5113 km2), lie on the hill, small elements of the protected area of Rhine-Ahr-Eifel (CDDA-No. 323834; 1980; 925,8651 km2) and parts of a bird reserve, the Lower Middle Rhine Region (VSG No. 5609-401; 20.66 km2).[2]
Hill name and Genoveva Cava
In Ettringen itself the name of the extinct volcano is the Kalberg, as depicted in a map dating to about 1809.
Transport and leisure
The Landesstraße 82 from Bell to Ettringen via the Roderhöfen runs past the Hochstein to the west. On its southwest fland on this road is the motocross racetrack of Mcc Ettringen.
References
- ^ a b Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- ^ Article Hochstein und Genovevahöhle bei Mendig Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine by the Rhineland-Palatinate State Office of Survey and Geobasisinformation
Literature
W. Bömerich und F. Mangartz (Hrsg.): Der Hochstein – Führer zu einem Vulkan der Osteifel (Mendig, 1993)