Roßkopf (Steinwald)
| Rosskopf | ||
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| height | 725 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Tirschenreuth district , Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Fichtel Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 57 '36 " N , 12 ° 7' 12" E | |
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| rock | basalt | |
The Roßkopf ( 725 m above sea level ) is a densely wooded basalt cone southeast of Waldershof in the Upper Palatinate district of Tirschenreuth and belongs to the stone forest in the Fichtel Mountains .
geography
The Roßkopf is 3.2 km west-northwest of the Großer Teichelberg ( 685 m ). State road 2170 runs in the west from Waldershof to Fuchsmühl .
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