Pferdskopf (Taunus)

Pferdskopf
The look-out tower at the summit
Highest point
Elevation 662.6 m (2,174 ft)
Prominence 93 metres (305 ft)
Geography
Location Hesse, Germany

Pferdskopf is a 662.6 meter[1] (2,174 feet) high mountain of Hesse, Germany.

At the summit of the mountain is a look-out tower. From 1895 to 1960 it was an 18 meter high tower made from steel and built by the Taunusklub, a regional rambling club. The current tower is 34 meter high and made from wood in the year 1987.[2]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap. "link" (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  2. Municipality Schmitten. "View from the Pferdskopf-Tower" (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-15.

Coordinates: 50°17′25″N 8°26′05″E / 50.29028°N 8.43472°E / 50.29028; 8.43472


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