Gommelberg
| Gommelberg | ||
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| height | 575 m | |
| location | Bavaria | |
| Mountains | Fichtel Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 59 ′ 10 ″ N , 12 ° 16 ′ 1 ″ E | |
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| rock | basalt | |
The Gommelberg (575 m above sea level ) is a wooded basalt cone north of Pleußen in the Upper Palatinate district of Tirschenreuth . It is part of the Lausnitzer Randberge natural area in the Fichtelgebirge .
geography
State road 2176 runs from Konnersreuth to Mitterteich to the west of the mountain and federal road 299 runs from Mitterteich to Waldsassen to the south . A chapel built in 1634 is located near the summit .
geology
A large basalt eruption area lies between Marktredwitz , Mitterteich, Konnersreuth and Seußen . It is the westernmost branch of the North Bohemian basalt volcanism. In the Miocene , liquid basalt mass came up through the granite .
economy
There are several basalt quarries in the summit region .
Individual evidence
literature
- Dietmar Herrmann, Helmut Süssmann: Fichtel Mountains, Bavarian Vogtland, Steinwald, Bayreuther Land. Lexicon . Ackermannverlag, Hof (Saale) 2000, ISBN 3-929364-18-2 .
cards
- Bavarian State Surveying Office: UK 50-13 Fichtelgebirge / Steinwald Nature Park, eastern part, scale 1: 50,000