Eilumer Horn

The Eilumer Horn, at 323.3 m above sea level (NN), is the highest point in the Elm, a ridge in the north German state of Lower Saxony. Although many maps suggest the Drachenberg is the highest hill in the Elm, the latter only reaches a height of 314 metres according to the State Survey Office of Lower Saxony (Landesvermessungsamt Niedersachsen).

Eilumer Horn
Eilumer Horn
Highest point
Elevation323.3 m (1,061 ft)
Prominence237 m ↓ Bifurcation between the Großer Graben and Schiffgraben south of Winnigstedt[1] → Harz near Goslar
Isolation35 km → Harz Mountains east of Bad Harzburg
Coordinates52°11′45″N 10°44′41″E 
Geography
LocationLower Saxony,  Germany
Parent rangeElm

History

For a long time the Eilumer Horn unexplored by the population and was just referred to as Kuxwall.

Summit

At the summit of the Eilumer Horn stands a metal summit cross with a summit register.

Summit cross

Geography

The shape of the Eilumer Horn is very different from that of the other hills in the Elm. It is steeper and rockier. At the foot of the hills lies the valley of Reitlingstal, a popular local destination.

Origin of the name

Its name comes from the direction in which the "horn" faces, namely towards the village of Eilum on the edge of the Elm.

References
  1. Isolation and prominence from TK 25

Sources
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