Hohe Acht
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Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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The Hohe Acht (German: Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Geography and geology
Nürburg
The Hohe Acht is located in the High Eifel east of Adenau. The mountain is a Tertiary volcano, whose cone is composed of Lower Devonian rock and whose summit is made of basalt.
Emperor William Tower
In 1908/09 the
Augusta Victoria as well as the commemoration of Emperor William I
The tower is 16.30 metres (53.5 ft) high and its walls are one metre thick at ground level. The work was carried out by master
protected monument
since 1987.
The Emperor William Tower offers a superb view across the whole Eifel (including the mountains of
Lower Rhine
.
Walking and winter sports
There is a network of footpaths around the Hohe Acht; at many places there are good views over the Eifel landscape.
In winter the Hohe Acht has good
ski lifts
.
Motor racing
Very close to the Hohe Acht on a 678 metres (2,224 ft) high volcanic cone is
Formula 1 racetrack at the Nürburgring
is known as the Hohe Acht.
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Basaltic blocks on the summit of the Hohe Acht -
Summit rock on the Hohe Acht with the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower behind -
Kaiser Wilhelm Tower -
On the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower
References
- ^ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- ^ a b Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
- ^ Prominence from Eberhard Jurgalski, Summits in Germany with at least 379 meters of re-ascent – auf sol.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-01-18).
Sources
- d'Hein: Nationaler Geopark Vulkanland Eifel. Ein Natur- und Kulturführer. Gaasterland Verlag, Düsseldorf 2006, ISBN 3-935873-15-8
External links
- WDR Winter Sport Tip – Hohe Acht (in German)
- Rhineland-Palatinate Leisure Portal – Hohe Acht (in German)
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