List of mountains and elevations in Wuppertal

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The five highest mountains in Wuppertal.
Altitude information in meters (m) above sea level

The list of mountains and elevations in Wuppertal shows a selection of mountains and elevations as well as their foothills in the urban area of Wuppertal - sorted by height in meters (m) above sea ​​level (NHN).

Mountains and elevations

The following table shows a selection of Wuppertal mountains and elevations. The highest elevation is the Lichtscheid (350 m), followed by the Ehrenberg (345 m), which is also the highest halfway unspoilt mountain in Wuppertal, and the Hahnerberg (330 m).

  • No .: Indicates the order of the mountains and elevations according to height.
  • Name: name of the mountain; second line with possible alternative names
  • Height: Height in meters (m) above mean sea level (NHN)
  • Municipality: Name of the municipality in which the mountain is (for the most part).
  • Location: Next associated location / residential area.
  • Natural area: Specification of the natural spatial order units. (→ see also: List of natural units in North Rhine-Westphalia )
  • Special: sights and attractions Ä., which can be found directly on the mountain.

  • Relief Wuppertal with a selection of mountains

  • 3D model of the Wuppertal elevations

The table sorted by height in the initial view can be sorted by clicking on the symbols next to the column headings.

No. Surname Height (m) Borough Location Natural space Special image
1 Lichtscheid 350 Barmen Lichtenplatz Lichtscheider ridge Lichtscheider water tower
source of the Bendahler Bach and the Gelpe 		Lichtscheid (350 m)
2 Ehrenberg 345 Langerfeld-Beyenburg Ehrenberg Wupper-Ennepe plateaus Border between Rhineland and Westphalia Ehrenberg (345 m)
3 Hahnerberg 330 Cronenberg Hahnerberg Lichtscheider mountain ridge
Burgholzberge
4th Scharpenacker mountain
Hammesberg 		326 Heckinghausen Heckinghausen Lichtscheider ridge former training site Scharpenacken Scharpenacker Mountain (326 m)
5 Paulsberg 298 Langerfeld-Beyenburg Kemna Lenneper plateaus
6th Nesselberg 295 Cronenberg Burgholzberge
7th Burggrafenberg 283 Cronenberg Burgholzberge Burgholz State Forest
8th Kiesberg 282 Elberfeld-West Arrenberg
Zoo 		Nützenberger cross bar Von-der-Heydt Tower Kiesberg (282 m)
9 Norrenberg 281 Heckinghausen Heckinghausen
Hammesberg 		Lichtscheider ridge Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe Norrenberg (281 m)
10 Osterberg 280 Elberfeld Grifflenberg Lichtscheider ridge University hall Osterberg (280 m)
11 Friedrichsberg 276 Elberfeld Friedrichsberg Lichtscheider ridge Friedrichsberg (276 m)
12 Wollspinnersberg 273 Barmen Sedansberg Barmer limestone sink North Park Wuppertal Wollspinnersberg (273 m)
13 Stübchensberg 271 Barmen
Uellendahl-Katernberg 		Clausen
Uellendahl-Ost 		Barmer limestone sink Stübchenberg (271 m)
14th Grifflenberg 268 Elberfeld Grifflenberg Lichtscheider ridge University of Wuppertal Grifflenberg (268 m)
15th Nützenberg 260 Elberfeld-West Nützenberg Nützenberger cross bar Weyerbuschturm
Nützenbergpark 		Nützenberg (260 m)
16 Hasenberg 240 Uellendahl-Katernberg Nevigeser Strasse Hasslinghauser back Hasenberg (240 m)
17th Schöppenberg 240 Cronenberg Sudberg Remscheid mountain country Schöppenberg (240 m)
Sudberg 240 Cronenberg Sudberg Remscheid mountain country
19th Hardtberg 238 Elberfeld Easter tree Hard slate back Hardt , Waldbühne Hardt
Elisenturm , Bismarck
tower Hardthöhlen 		Hardtberg (238 m)
20th Pickles 233 Cronenberg Cronenberg center Burgholzberge Burgholz State Forest
21st Neuenberg 230 Cronenberg Cronenberg center Burgholzberge Burgholz State Forest
22nd Jacobsberg 200 Cronenberg Kohlfurth Burgholzberge Jacobsberg (200 m)
23 Engelnberg 197 Elberfeld Easter tree Elberfeld limestone sink Engelnberg (197 m)
24 Lüntenberg 188 Vohwinkel Lüntenbeck Elberfeld limestone sink former house rubble dump in Lüntenbeck Lüntenberg (188 m)
25th Johannisberg 172 Elberfeld Elberfeld center Elberfeld limestone sink Historic town hall
swimming opera at the
Wilhelm Dörpfeld grammar school 		Johannisberg (172 m)

Rock formations

There are also some rock formations in the urban area. Two of them are protected as natural monuments: the Hohenstein (a dolomite rock cliff) and the Flinzschiefer Scholle .

Surname Height (m) district location Natural space Special image
Flinzschiefer plaice 191 Elberfeld Nevigeser Strasse Hasslinghauser back Flinzschiefer Scholle (191 m)
Hohenstein 162 Barmen Red Barmer limestone sink Hohenstein Park Hohenstein (162 m)

gallery

  • Ehrenberg (345 m) seen from the Scharpenacker Berg

  • Summit of the Nützenberg (260 m) with the Weyerbuschturm

  • Hardt with Elisenturm and botanical garden

  • Historic town hall on the Johannisberg (172 m)

  • Hohenstein from the north

Web links

Commons : Landscapes from Wuppertal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  2. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )