Eichelnkopf

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Eichelnkopf

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The Eichelnkopf near Herzberg am Harz. Rear right: the Großer Knollen with its observation tower
Highest point
Elevation 545.7 m above  sea level (NN) (1,790 ft)
Prominence 63 m Crest northeast of the Eichelnkopf  Höxterberg
Isolation 1.12 km Grimmberg
Coordinates 51°39′36″N10°23′41″E / 51.66°N 10.3948°E / 51.66; 10.3948 Coordinates: 51°39′36″N10°23′41″E / 51.66°N 10.3948°E / 51.66; 10.3948
Geography
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Eichelnkopf
Parent range Harz Mountains

The Eichelnkopf is a 545.7 m (1,790 ft) high hill in the southwestern part of the Harz Mountains in the central German state of Lower Saxony.

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Lower Saxony State in Germany

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Geography

The Eichelnkopf lies about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) east of Herzberg am Harz, about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) north of Scharzfeld and about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) southwest of the Großer Knollen. Its nearest neighbour is the Mittelecke. The hill is completely forested.

Herzberg am Harz Place in Lower Saxony, Germany

Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Göttingen district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Scharzfeld human settlement in Germany

Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in South Lower Saxony, Germany.

Großer Knollen mountain in the Harz, Germany

The Großer Knollen is a 687.4-metre-high (2,255 ft) mountain in the southwestern part of the Harz in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Walking

There is a trail that runs from the north and over the summit. The last 300 m (980 ft) below the summit, with an incline of up to 34%, is especially challenging for mountain bikers. On the south slope of the Eichelnkopf, a trail runs past the 300-year-old "Owl Oak" (Euleneiche).

Geology

On the eastern slopes is an isolated outcrop of dark argillaceous slate (Tonschiefer) from the Silurian period, which is one of the oldest rocks in the entire Harz. [1]

The Silurian is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at 443.8 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, 419.2 Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozoic Era. As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the exact dates are uncertain by several million years. The base of the Silurian is set at a series of major Ordovician–Silurian extinction events when 60% of marine species were wiped out.

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References

  1. Mohr, Kurt (1993). Geologie und Minerallagerstätten des Harzes, 2nd ed., Stuttgart, ISBN   3-510-65154-5, p. 19

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