Roth-Felsen natural monument
The natural monument Roth-Felsen with a size of 1.05 hectares is located southeast of Elkeringhausen in the urban area of Winterberg . The area was designated as a natural monument (ND) by the Hochsauerlandkreis in 2008 with the Winterberg landscape plan . In addition, a small area is a legally protected biotope according to Section 62 of the Landscape Act North Rhine-Westphalia with the designation GB-4817-049 and a size of 0.07 ha.
The Roth-Felsen natural monument is located on the western edge of the Roth ridge at a height of around 620 m. The rock cliffs and rock ridges are up to 5 m high. The rock consists of claystone from the Langewiese layers. A light old beech and sessile oak forest stands on the stony and shallow slope . Younger birch and red spruce are also mixed in in the forest area. Open ground areas are overgrown with earth lichens. The area is part of a themed hiking trail in connection with the nearby former Zeche Elend.
literature
- Hochsauerlandkreis - Lower Landscape Authority (ed.): Landscape plan Winterberg , Meschede 2008, pp. 113 + 184.
2 Hudebuchen (Winterberg) | 2 solitary linden trees (Winterberg Krauseholz) | Outcrop on the whetstone | Exposure at the Ehrenscheider mill | Beech Rough Bush | Diabase Cliffs In The Strolle | Oak (Niedersfeld) | Oak group (Züschen) | Schnabel rock group | K 7 outcrop in the light | Käppelchen-Felsen | Crow's Stone | Linden (Züschen) | Source Notch In Places | Roth rocks | Rützen rocks
Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 36.2 " N , 8 ° 35 ′ 28.3" E