Höchstberg (Eifel)

Höchstberg
Highest point
Elevation 616.4 m above sea level (NHN)
Coordinates 50°14′16″N 7°02′20″E / 50.237639°N 7.038861°E / 50.237639; 7.038861Coordinates: 50°14′16″N 7°02′20″E / 50.237639°N 7.038861°E / 50.237639; 7.038861
Geography
Location Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
State/Province DE-RP
Parent range Volcanic Eifel, Eifel Mountains

The Höchstberg is a mountain, 616.4 m, in the Volcanic Eifel region of the Eifel mountains, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It rises within the Elzbach Heights.

There is a basalt quarry on the mountain at a height of about 539 metres above sea level.

Three streams rise on the mountain: the Ahlsbach, the Eppertsbach and the Lessierbach.

Nearby is the eponymous village of Höchstberg.

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