Asberg (Westerwald)

Asberg

The Asberg seen from the Birkig
Highest point
Elevation 441 m above sea level (NHN) (1,446.9 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°37′31″N 7°17′46″E / 50.6254°N 7.2962°E / 50.6254; 7.2962Coordinates: 50°37′31″N 7°17′46″E / 50.6254°N 7.2962°E / 50.6254; 7.2962
Geography
Asberg
Parent range Rheinwesterwald Volcanic Ridge, Niederwesterwald
Geology
Mountain type basalt

Summit of the Asberg

The Asberg is a hill, 441 m above sea level (NHN),[1][2] on the Rheinwesterwald Volcanic Ridge on the northern edge of the Linz Heights (Linzer Höhe). Until the 1970s it was the site of a basalt quarry.

Geography

The Asberg lies in the east of the borough of Unkel (central section and summit) and the municipalities of Rheinbreitbach (northern section) and Erpel (southern section) and is highest point of each district. The stumpy dome (kuppe) of the Asberg rises above the surrounding plateau of the volcanic ridge by around 80 metres. Three flooded pits, with a total are of two hectares, are distributed over a distance of 500 metres to the west and east of the summit, the easternmost and largest lake containing zones of silting.

References

  1. 1 2 Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  2. Landesvermessungsamt Nordrhein-Westfalen: topographic map 1:25,000 series, 5309 Königswinter, Bonn 2000; according to the land registry the height is 432.8 m above NN

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