Plößberg (Steinwald)
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| height | 820 m | |
| location | Bavaria | |
| Mountains | Steinwald , Fichtelgebirge | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 55 '23 " N , 12 ° 6' 0" E | |
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| rock | basalt | |
The Plößberg (820 m above sea level ) in the Steinwald is a densely wooded basalt cone west of Fuchsmühl in the Upper Palatinate district of Tirschenreuth .
geography
The Plößberg is framed in the west by State Road 2121 from Poppenreuth to Friedenfels , in the east by State Road 2170 from Waldershof to Fuchsmühl and in the south by State Road 2169 from Friedenfels to Wiesau .
geology
There is a large basalt eruption area between Marktredwitz , Friedenfels, 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 .
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