Gräbersberg

Gräbersberg
The Gräbersberg from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation 513.1 m above sea level (NHN) (1,683 ft) [1]
Listing Mobile radio and viewing tower
Coordinates 50°37′31.6″N 7°51′3.2″E / 50.625444°N 7.850889°E / 50.625444; 7.850889Coordinates: 50°37′31.6″N 7°51′3.2″E / 50.625444°N 7.850889°E / 50.625444; 7.850889
Geography
Gräbersberg
Parent range Westerwald

The Gräbersberg, at 513.1 m above sea level (NHN),[1] the highest point in the western Westerwald, a low mountain range in central Germany whose western region extens from the Nister river in the east to the Rhine in the west. On the slopes of the Gräbersberg lies the village of Alpenrod, part of the collective municipality of Hachenburg. South of the hill is the protected area of the Westerwald Lake District and village of Lochum.

Viewing tower

In 1998, a 73-metre-high viewing tower, the Gräbersberg Tower, was erected at the summit by mobile telephone operator, E-Plus. At 33 metres above the ground there is a viewing platform which is 8.5 metres in diameter.

Panorama

All-round view from the viewing platform

References

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