Hochsimmer
The Hochsimmer is a volcanic cone, 587.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near Ettringen in the Rhineland-Palatine county of Mayen-Koblenz. At the summit is an observation tower, the Hochsimmer Tower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hochsimmer Tower and Hochsimmer.
Hochsimmer Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hochsimmer Tower is a scenic viewpoint.
Bürresheim Castle
Photo: Historiograf, CC BY 2.0 de.
Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been destroyed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ettringen and Kirchwald.
Ettringen
Village
Photo: Rs-foto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ettringen is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. The nearby abandoned stone quarry Ettringer Lay serves as a popular climbing area of the German Alpine Club with more than 790 routes set in the basalt walls.
Kirchwald
Village
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirchwald is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Hochsimmer
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 588 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain, volcano, and landform
- Location: Sankt Johann, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.36084° or 50° 21′ 39″ northLongitude
7.20041° or 7° 12′ 2″ eastElevation
588 metres (1,929 feet)Open location code
9F299662+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 3363772573OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Hochsimmer” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hochsimmer”
- Dutch: “Hochsimmer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوتشسيمير”
- Esperanto: “Hochsimmer”
- German: “Hochsimmer”
- Ladin: “Hochsimmer”
- Persian: “هوچسیمر”
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