Gulgberg
| Gulgberg | ||
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| height | 579 m | |
| location | Bavaria | |
| Mountains | Fichtel Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 58 ′ 52 ″ N , 12 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| rock | basalt | |
The Gulgberg (579 m above sea level ) is a densely wooded basalt cone west of Pleußen in the Upper Palatinate district of Tirschenreuth . It belongs to 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 . There is a sea of blocks on 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 some basalt quarries in the mountain region .
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