Hochthürmerberg

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Hochthürmerberg

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The Hochthürmerberg seen from Houverath
Highest point
Elevation 499.9 m above  sea level (NHN) (1,640 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°31′40″N6°54′28″E / 50.52778°N 6.90778°E / 50.52778; 6.90778 Coordinates: 50°31′40″N6°54′28″E / 50.52778°N 6.90778°E / 50.52778; 6.90778
Geography
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Hochthürmerberg
Parent range Ahr Hills (Ahr Eifel)

The Hochthürmerberg (variously also called the Hochthürmchen, Hochthürmen or Hochthürmer), is a hill, 499.9 m above  sea level (NHN) , [1] in the Eifel region. It is situated in the county of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia near the state border with Rhineland-Palatinate in Deutschland.

<i>Normalhöhennull</i> standard reference level, the equivalent of sea level, used in Germany to measure height

Normalhöhennull or NHN is a vertical datum used in Germany.

Eifel low mountain range in Germany

The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.

Euskirchen (district) District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Location

The Hochthürmerberg is located within the Ahr Hills (Ahr Eifel) south of the village of Houverath in the county of Euskirchen ni North Rhine-Westphalia and northeast of the village of Kirchsahr in the county of Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate. The state border runs roughly along the 440-metre contour line over the southern flank of the hill. The Hochthürmerberg's neighbouring hill is the Hasenberg.

Ahr Hills mountain range

The Ahr Hills are a range of low mountains and hills up to 623.8 m above sea level (NHN) and 25 kilometres (16 mi) long in the Eifel region of Germany, which lie roughly southwest of Bonn on the border between the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Houverath (Bad Münstereifel) Stadt of Bad Münstereifel in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Houverath is a village in the borough of Bad Münstereifel in the county of Euskirchen, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Kirchsahr Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Summit and viewing points

At the summit are the remains of a circular rampart. The summit dome is wooded and offers no views at all. However, from a section of the Ahr-Fen Way, which is located between Kirchsahr and Krälingen, there are views of the Hohe Acht, the Michelsberg, the Nürburg and even the Scharteberg and Döhmberg. Near Krälingen there is a good view of the region of the Middle and Lower Ahr; nearby rise the hills of Krausberg, Neuenahrer Berg and the neighbouring Hasenberg.

Circular rampart An embankment built in the shape of a circle

A circular rampart is an embankment built in the shape of a circle that was used as part of the defences for a military fortification, hill fort or refuge, or was built for religious purposes or as a place of gathering.

Hohe Acht mountain

At 746.9 m above sea level (NHN), the Hohe Acht is the highest mountain in the Eifel mountains of Germany. It is located on the boundary between the districts of Ahrweiler and Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Michelsberg (Eifel) mountain in Germany

The Michelsberg, at 586.1 m above sea level (NHN), is the highest point in the borough of Bad Münstereifel in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The hill, which rises near the village of Mahlberg belongs to that part of the Eifel mountains known as the Ahr Hills (Ahreifel), and is the second highest point in the range.

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