Schimmelkopf

The Schimmelkopf or Weiskircher Höhe[3] is a mountain that rises in the Schwarzwalder Hochwald (part of the Hunsrück) on the boundary between the counties of Trier-Saarburg (Rhineland-Palatinate) and Merzig-Wadern (Saarland) and, at 694.8 m above sea level (NHN),[1][2] is the second highest peak in the German state of Saarland.

Schimmelkopf
(Weiskircher Höhe)
Highest point
Elevation694.8 m above sea level (NHN) (2,280 ft) [1][2]
Listingsecond highest elevation in Saarland
Coordinates49°35′21″N 6°48′21″E 
Geography
Parent rangeSchwarzwalder Hochwald

Location

The Schimmelkopf rises in the southwestern part of the Schwarzwalder Hochwald along the northern state border of the Saarland. Its summit lies within the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park, about 4.8 km north of Weiskirchen (Saarland), around 3.7 km southeast of Mandern and circa 3.3 km south of Waldweiler (both in Rhineland-Palatinate).

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References
  1. Height of the Schimmelkopf according to Schimmelkopf (map and information) at Saarlandbilder.net
  2. Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  3. Horst Brausch et al.: Saarland (map, picture, word). Schroedel-Verlag, Brunswick, 2009, p. 5, ISBN 978-3-507-50544-5 (schoolbook)
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