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Fuchskauten from the west: north (left) and south knoll (right); in front houses of Bretthausen, behind Willingen

Fuchskauten from the west: north (left) and south knoll (right);
in front houses of Bretthausen , behind Willingen

height 657.3  m above sea level NHN
location near Willingen ; Westerwaldkreis and Lahn-Dill-Kreis ; Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse ( Germany )
Mountains Westerwald (High Westerwald)
Dominance 27.7 km →  Jagdberg ( Rothaargebirge )
Notch height 222 m ↓  AS Haiger / Burbach ( A 45 )
Coordinates 50 ° 39 '40 "  N , 8 ° 6' 5"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 39 '40 "  N , 8 ° 6' 5"  E
Fuchskaute (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Fox chews
Type extinct volcano
rock basalt
particularities - highest mountain in the Westerwald
- transmission towers
Mountain cross with mountain height "657" on the southern slope of the Fuchskaute near the summit

The Fuchskaute is an extinct volcano and at 657.3  m above sea level. NHN the highest mountain in the Westerwald and the Westerwaldkreis . It is located in the area of ​​the Rhineland-Palatinate local community Willingen ; Parts of the eastern slope are in Hessen .

The name Fuchskaute refers to a place where the fox has its Kaute ( fox cave). The mountain is part of a basalt plateau.

geography

location

The Fuchskaute rises in the High Westerwald , a high plateau of the Westerwald , which belongs to the Rhenish Slate Mountains . It is located about half a straight line between Bad Marienberg in the west and Breitscheid in the east with peaks located in the district of the northwest of the summit contained 1.3 Willingen . The border with Hesse runs on its eastern slope near Waldaubach and that with North Rhine-Westphalia just under 3 km north of the mountain summit; 3.2 km north-northeast of the Fuchskaute lies the triangle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia.

Natural allocation

The Fuchskaute belongs to the natural spatial main unit group Westerwald (No. 32) and in the main unit Hoher Westerwald (322) to the sub-unit Westerwald basalt plateau (322.0).

Mountain height

The Fuchskaute has two peaks about 650 m apart - with heights in meters (m) above sea ​​level (NHN): the also called Alteberg ( 656.4  m ) and the south ( 657.3  m ), the latter dividing into two divides heights around 175 m apart, namely into the north hill ( 657.3  m ) and the south hill ( 656.5  m ).

Flowing waters

The upper course of the Haigerbach, also known as Winterbach , rises on the northern slope of the Fuchskaute with the Ketzerbach and the Aubach , which flows east of the Fuchskaute, on the northern slope of the Altenberg ( 651.4  m ) to the south-southeast ; both are tributaries of the dill . On the western slope of the north-western neighboring mountain Rompf ( hull ; 636.6  m ) lies the source of the Nister (Great Nister) that runs west of the Fuchskaute and also the Weierbach on its northwest slope .

Protected areas

On the eastern flank of the Fuchskaute up to the southern of its two peaks, the Fuchskaute nature reserve ( CDDA no. 163164; designated in 1984; 40.16  hectares in size) stretches to protect heathland . In large areas of the mountain with two peaks are part of the European bird sanctuary Westerwald (VSG No. 5312-401;. 289.48  square kilometers ) in Rhineland-Palatinate and low surface portions in the east, in the area of the Hessian community Waldaubach , those of the bird sanctuary High Westerwald (VSG no. 5314-450; 76.1081 km²). In Rhineland-Palatinate side of the mountain, parts are of wild fauna and flora habitat type region wetlands and heaths of the High Westerwald (FFH No. 5314-304;. 47.8 km²) and Hessian side those of the FFH area High Westerwald ( FFH no. 5314-301; 19.6511 km²).

fauna and Flora

High heathland on the saddle between the north and south crests

On and on the basalt plateau of the Fuchskaute, the harsh climate and a traditional way of using pastures have created meadows that are otherwise typical for the Alps . Almost 300 species of flowering plants and trees, 300 species of butterflies and almost 50 different species of birds were counted here.

tourism

There is a cross-country skiing area with groomed trails on the Fuchskaute . Until 1975 (or 1980) there were regular grass track races with motorbikes . The races were discontinued due to environmental pollution. The Gasthaus Fuchskaute is located on the southern hill of the southern summit .

In the vicinity of the Fuchskaute there are well-developed and marked hiking trails over a length of around 250 km , which lead to the nature reserves Wacholderheide , the Holzbach Gorge and the Krombachtalsperre . The Westerwaldsteig and the southern loop of the Rothaarsteig also run over the Fuchskaute .

Towers

There used to be an observation tower on the Fuchskaute , from which you could enjoy the view of the Westerwald, among other things. The amateur radio service operates two transmission towers on the southern tip of the Fuchskaute .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
  2. ↑ Dominances and VIPs ( Memento from October 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), on highrisepages.de
  3. ↑ a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )

Web links

Commons : Fuchskaute  - Collection of images, videos and audio files