Kellerberg (Meulenwald)

The Kellerberg is a hill, 448.8 m above sea level (NHN),[1] and the highest point of the Eifel part of the Meulenwald and of the collective municipality of Wittlich-Land. It rises near Dierscheid in the county of Bernkastel-Wittlich in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. At the top is the Kellerberg Observation Tower.

Kellerberg
Highest point
Elevation448.8 m above sea level (NHN) (1,472 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates49°53′40″N 6°45′39″E 
Geography
LocationNear Dierscheid; Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate (Deutschland)
Parent rangeMeulenwald (Eifel)

Geography
Kellerberg Observation Tower

Location

The Kellerberg rises in the Meulenwald forest, part of the Moselle Eifel. Its summit lies 0.5 km south-southeast of Dierscheid and belongs to its municipality; it is 2.2 km west-northwest of Erlenbach, in the municipality of Hetzerath, and 1.7 km north-northeast of Naurath in the county of Trier-Saarburg. Streams that rise on the hillside include the Weischbach and the Orschbach in the east, the Gitzertbach in the south-southwest and the Stahlbach in the west.

On topographic maps a spot height of 448.7 m[1] appears in the vicinity of the summit. On the Kellerberg are parts of the protected landscape of the Meulenwald and Trier Municipal Forest (Meulenwald und Stadtwald Trier), CDDA No. 322963; established 1990; 132.8046 km²).[2]

Kellerberg Observation Tower

In 1999 the 21.7-metre-high Kellerberg Observation Tower was built in a modern wood and steel design. The covered tower has a triangular plan and consists of seven larch logs that are connected by metal strips. The whole structure is tension with steel cables.[3] Its observation platform is 18 metres high and offers views far across the Eifel and to the Hunsrück. For example, Klausen and its pilgrimage church may be seen.

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References
  1. Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
  2. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  3. Dierscheid, Aussichtsturm, Landesforsten Rheinland-Pfalz, auf wegezumholz.de
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