Großer Eyberg
The Großer Eyberg is a 513-metre-high (1,683 ft) hill in the southern Palatine Forest in Germany. It lies in the county of Südwestpfalz in the borough of Dahn in an area known as the Dahner Felsenland, a part of the Wasgau, a region which comprises the southern part of the Palatine Forest and the northern part of the Vosges Mountains. It is the highest hill in the western Wasgau.
| Großer Eyberg | |
|---|---|
 Steel lattice tower and refuge hut near the summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 513 m above sea level (NN) (1,683 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 49°07′27″N 7°44′57″E |
| Geography | |
  Großer Eyberg Dahner Felsenland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Observation tower on the summit; panoramic view, especially to the south) | |
| Parent range | Palatine Forest → Wasgau |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 251–243 million years ago |
| Mountain type | Conical hill |
| Type of rock | Rock units of the Lower Bunter sandstone (Rehberg and Schlossberg beds) |
At the summit of the Eyberg is an 18-metre-high, observation tower, of steel lattice construction, which was built between 1945 and 1949 by the French Army. The tower can only be accessed over unmetalled hiking trails.
References
- Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
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