List of mountains and elevations in the Westerwald

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The list of mountains and elevations of the Westerwald contains a selection of the mountains , surveys and the foothills of the in Hesse , North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate ( Germany ) situated and the Rhenish Slate Mountains belonging Westerwald and also those of belonging to this mountain range nature parks Bergisches Land , Nassau , Rhein-Westerwald and Siebengebirge .

See also these lists:
Mountains of the Rhenish Slate Mountains / Mountains in Hessen / Mountains and Elevations in North Rhine-Westphalia / Mountains in Rhineland-Palatinate

Six columns of the table sorted in descending order according to height in meters (m) above sea ​​level (sea level; unless otherwise stated) can be sorted by clicking on the symbols next to their headings. In the column "Mountain, Elevation, Foothills", alternative names are put in brackets, in small print and in italics . In the case of multiple entries with the same name, this column contains the name (s) of the location (s) to which the object belongs, in small print and in brackets to differentiate.

The abbreviations used in the table below illustrates.

Mountain,
elevation,
foothills
 Height
(m)
 Natural area (s),
natural park
 Position
(in / at)
 Agricultural
circle / e
( s. U. ) 		Country
( see below ) 		Comment / s,
place of

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Fox chews 657.3 High Westerwald Willingen WW RP Highest mountain in the Westerwald;
Q : Nister ;
Ex-observation tower;
Restaurant;
NSG Fuchskaute
(0.4 km²; 1984) 		Fuchskauten from the west: north (left) and south knoll (right); in front houses of Bretthausen, behind Willingen
Bridge head 654.4 High Westerwald Emmerzhausen bridge head AK RP Q : Daade ,
Q: Small nest
Q: Black nest ;
Ex-observation tower;
TrÜbPl Daaden
Salzburg head 654.2 High Westerwald Bretthausen ,
Salzburg ,
Stein-Neukirch 		WW RP Ski slope, transmission tower and wind turbines View from the south-south-west along the district road 54 between Hellenhahn-Schellenberg and Neustadt / Westerwald to the Salzburger Kopf
Altenberg 651.4 High Westerwald Waigandshain ,
Waldaubach 		WW ,
LDK 		RP ,
HE 		Wind farm View from the B 414 near Nister-Möhrendorf east-south-east to Altenberg
Gallows Mountain 649.7 High Westerwald Salzburg ,
Stein-Neukirch ,
Hof 		WW RP View from the west
Höllberg
(Höllkopf) 		642.8 High Westerwald Hohenroth LDK HE Telecommunications tower ,
ski lift 		View from Driedorf to Höllberg; highest mountain in the Westerwald in Hesse
Kühfelder Stein 637.7 High Westerwald Stein-Neukirch WW RP near: Siegerland Airport ;
NSG Buchheller spring area
(2.03 km²; 2002) ;
TrÜbPl Daaden
Homberg 635.3 High Westerwald Homberg ,
Waigandshain 		WW RP S : Breitenbach
S: Rehbach
near: Breitenbachtalsperre ,
NSG Breitenbachtalsperre
(0.49 km²; 1988)
Großefeld 621.25
 High Westerwald Hohenroth LDK HE
Bartenstein
(Barstein) 		617.6 High Westerwald Gusternhain LDK HE NSG Viehweide am Barstein
(0.2 km²; 1984) 		Bartenstein from the northwest
On the Baar 615.0 High Westerwald Heisterberg ,
Waldaubach 		LDK HE near: NSG Rückerscheid with Aubach valley
(0.78 km²; 1994)
NSG Bermershube near Heisterberg
(0.44 km²; 1984) 		On the Baar from the west
Junk stones 613.0 High Westerwald Emmerzhausen ,
Burbach 		AK ,
SI 		RP ,
NW 		ND junk stones (rock formation)
Alsberg 612.6 High Westerwald Deer ,
Rennerod ,
Waigandshain 		WW RP StOÜbPl Rennerod
near: Breitenbachtalsperre ,
NSG Breitenbachtalsperre
(0.49 km²; 1988) and Krombachtalsperre with
NSG Krombachtalsperre
(0.43 km²; 1981) 		View from the southwest over Rennerod to Alsberg
Rooster 611.7 High Westerwald Stein-Neukirch WW RP
Heretic stone 610.1 High Westerwald Liebenscheid - Weissenberg WW RP ND Ketzerstein The basalt group on the Ketzerstein
Nenkersberg 610.3
 High Westerwald Burbach SI NW
node 605.4 High Westerwald Arborn LDK HE S : Kallenbach
S: Ulmbach 		View from the knot summit over the Lahnwesterwald
Heimerich 604.5 High Westerwald Nisterberg AK RP TrÜbPl Daaden
oven 602.3 High Westerwald court WW RP TrÜbPl Daaden
Gallpüsch 594.0 High Westerwald Western ear WW RP NSG Wacholderheide Westernohe
(0.13 km²; 1967)
High 586.9 High Westerwald court WW RP
Rother mountain 571.9 High Westerwald Heiligenborn LDK HE View from the northwest
Marienberger Höhe 570
 High Westerwald Bad Marienberg ,
Bölsberg ,
Kirburg ,
Unnau 		WW RP ND Großer Wolfstein ( 555  m above sea level ) and Kleiner Wolfstein ( 557  m above sea level ) ;
on the south-southwest flank: Bad Marienberg wildlife park with Hedwigturm ( AT )		 View from the southeast over Bad Marienberg to Marienberger Höhe
Löh 566.6 High Westerwald Oberroßbach WW RP
Spark cock 559.7 High Westerwald Rennerod ,
Westernohe 		WW RP
Alarm bar 545.2 Niederwesterwald ( Montabaurer Höhe )
NP Nassau 		Hillscheid ,
Horressen 		WW RP Telecommunications tower Telecommunications towers on the alarm pole
Köppel 540.2 Niederwesterwald ( Montabaurer Höhe )
NP Nassau 		Dernbach ,
Horressen 		WW RP Observation tower Köppel with observation and telecommunications tower
Kackenberger Stein
(Neuhochsteiner Berg) 		525 High Westerwald Neuhochstein ,
Hahn near Marienberg 		WW RP Hochstein ( Hohenstein ; basalt rock formation; ND )
Hohenseelbachskopf 517.5 Southern Hellerbergland Altenseelbach ,
Biersdorf ,
Daaden ,
Herdorf ,
Struthütten 		SI ,
AK 		NW ,
RP
Tube tap 517
 High Westerwald Langenhahn -Hölzenhausen,
Ailertchen 		WW RP
Hinstein
(Hindstein) 		514.7
 Greifenstein LDK HE ND Hinstein ,
NSG Am Hinstein near Greifenstein
(0.13 km²; 1986) 		View from the Volkersbach rest area on the A 45 near Katzenfurt westwards over the Dill Valley and past the Greifenstein castle ruins to Hinstein (half right)
Burial Hill 513.1 Oberwesterwald Alpenrod WW RP Observation tower with transmitter systems Burial mound from the northeast
Great Weißenstein 509.8 Oberwesterwald Lochum WW RP nearby: Westerwald lakes
Mahlscheid
(Malscheid) 		509.3 Southern Hellerbergland Altenseelbach ,
Biersdorf ,
Daaden ,
Herdorf ,
Struthütten 		SI ,
AK 		NW ,
RP
Gotzenberg 501.0 Stockum puffs WW RP Natural monument
Stoeffel 498 Enspel ,
Nistertal - Büdingen ,
Stockum-Püschen 		WW RP Basalt opencast mining;
Tertiary and industrial adventure park Stöffel
Helleberg 491.3 Oberwesterwald Willow cock WW RP Observation tower View from the north-northeast to the Helleberg with Kreisstraße 61 (Rotenhain – Wölferlingen)
Dent stone 483.1 Oberwesterwald Ettinghausen ,
Sainerholz 		WW RP Q : Ahrbach
Q: Aubach
Hartenfelser head 478.5 Oberwesterwald Hartenfels WW RP nearby: Westerwald lakes
Watzenhahn 475.4 Berzhahn ,
Girkenroth ,
Weltersburg ,
Willmenrod 		WW RP near: basalt open pit mine with ND Kranstein
( 372  m above sea level )
Wölferlinger head 467.5
 Oberwesterwald Wolferlingen WW RP nearby: Westerwald lakes
Maximum 443.5 Niederwesterwald ( Eppenroder plateau )
NP Nassau 		Giershausen
Hirschberg
Horhausen
Isselbach
Langenscheid 		EMS RP highest mountain in the Esterau ;
Schaumburg scher Forst
Asberg 430.2 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Drake ,
uncle 		NO RP Open pit basalt mine,
near: NSG Siebengebirge
(42.72 km²; 1922) 		View from Birkig northeast to Asberg
Meerberg
(Mehrberg,
Düstemich) 		429.1 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Linz on the Rhine NO RP Basalt opencast mining
(previously: 448  m above sea level ) 		View from the Birkig east-southeast to the Meerberg
Dernbacher head 427.0 Niederwesterwald
( Sayn-Wied plateau )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Dernbach ,
Rüscheid 		NO RP Q : Dernbach ,
Iserbach (Isenbach) ,
Siehrsbach
Kohlhau 426
 Waldernbach ,
Fussingen 		LM HE near: Q : Kerkerbach
Malberg
(Moschheim) 		422.0 Niederwesterwald ( Montabaur Valley ) Moschheim WW RP Ringwall ,
NSG Malberg
(0.96 km²; 1961) 		View from Staudt in the south to Malberg
Hummelsberg 407.4
 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Linz on the Rhine ,
Hargarten 		NO RP former ring wall was lost due to basalt mining; the mountain lost around 35 m in height due to the open-cast mine View from east-northeast to the Hummelsberg with the town of Hargarten
Eichberg 407.5 Oberwesterwald Molsberg WW RP
Minderberg approx. 405 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Linz on the Rhine NO RP Open pit basalt mining
Pagan house 397.9
 Southern Westerwald Elbe Valley -Heidenhäuschen,
Oberzeuzheim ,
Hintermeilingen 		LM HE Ringwalls ,
Sanctuary sstätte,
NSG Heidenhäuschen
(1.1 square kilometers; 1927) 		View from Merenberg in the east-northeast to the Heidenhäuschen
Bungling 396
 Vorderwesterwald
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Dattenberg NO RP former basalt opencast mine
Dornburg 393.5
 Southern Westerwald Wilsenroth LM HE Oppidum ,
NSG Dornburg
(0.53 km²; 1927)
High damage
(damage) 		388.3
 Leuscheid ,
NP Bergisches Land 		Rodder SU NW S : Mühlenbach
S: Wohmbach,
NSG forests on the Leuscheid
(13.84 km²; 2004) 		Peak of High Damage
Bulge head 388.2 Leuscheid Birkenbeul ,
Beul ,
Heupelzen -eul		 AK RP Raiffeisen Tower ( AT ) View from the south-southeast to the Beulskopf with Busenhausen and Raiffeisen Tower
Roman 386.4 Vorderwesterwald
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Dattenberg NO RP former basalt opencast mine
Gorse rooster head 375.6
 Rhine-Westerwald NP Gorse rooster NO RP Transmitter Linz on the Rhine
Himmerich 367.1
 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Siebengebirge 		Bad Honnef SU NW NSG Siebengebirge
(42.72 km²; 1922) 		Rocky steep slope (Latitkuppe) on the Himmerich
Köppel 364.4 Niederwesterwald ( Altenkirchen plateau ) Berod ,
Borod ,
Gieleroth ,
Herpteroth ,
Wahlrod 		AK ,
WW 		RP S : Almersbach ,
S: Boroder Bach ,
S: Freudenberger Bach ,
S: Gielerother Bach
Willscheider Berg 362.9 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Vettelschoss NO RP
Dachsberg 362.2
 Niederwesterwald ( Asbach plateau )
NP Siebengebirge 		Orscheid SU NW Open pit basalt mining Dachsberger See on the Dachsberg
Malberg
(Mahlberg)
(Hausen) 		360 Rhine-Westerwald NP Bad Hönningen , Hausen - Hahn ,
Rheinbrohl 		NO RP Malbergsee ( Mahlbergsee )
Leyberg 359.2
 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Siebengebirge 		Bad Honnef SU NW NSG Siebengebirge
(42.72 km²; 1922) 		Summit of the Leyberg
Rennberg 353.6 Rhine-Westerwald NP Linz on the Rhine NO RP Rennburg ruin Race castle ruin on the races mountain
Pfahlenberg
(Pfahlberg) 		346.2 Niederwesterwald ( Kannenbäcker plateau )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Caan WW RP
Herrenlay
(Herrenlei) 		320 Nassau NP Dausenau EMS RP
Rossbacher bonnet 313
 Niederwesterwald
( Sayn-Wied plateau )		 Breitscheid ,
Rossbach 		NO RP former basalt opencast mine
Birkig 306.0 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Drake ,
Bruchhausen 		NO RP
Harmorgenberg
(Hormorgenberg) 		297.0 Niederwesterwald
( Sayn-Wied plateau )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Heimbach-Weis NO RP Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes (eastern slope)
Beselicher head 296.0 Southern Westerwald Obertiefenbach ,
Schupbach ,
Niedertiefenbach 		LM HE Beselich monastery ruins ,
pilgrimage chapel “Maria Hilf” Beselich ,
former basalt mining, ruins of a Klopfsteinmühle		 View from the direction of Limburg to the Beselicher Kopf
Eischeider head 292.0 Niederwesterwald ( Rheinwesterwälder volcanic ridge )
NP Rhein-Westerwald 		Uncle NO RP

Abbreviations

The abbreviations used in the table (sorted alphabetically) mean:

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Countries (federal states; ISO 3166-2 ):

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References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  3. ↑ a b c Mountain height - value / number of the uppermost contour line , which can be seen on the map of the named itemization (see possibly column header)
  4. ↑ a b c d e Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
  5. ↑ a b c Berghöhe - various mountains according to an unknown / not researched source
  6. ↑ approximate height according to query on mapcoordinates.net
  7. ↑ Berghöhe - various mountains according to Der Große Falk Atlas - Germany detailed maps , M = 1: 200,000, 2004/2005, ISBN 978-3-8279-0381-5