Weetterstation Hohes Venn

Weetterstation Hohes Venn is a monitoring station in Waimes, Arrondissement of Verviers, Wallonia. Weetterstation Hohes Venn is situated nearby to the university Station Scientifique des Hautes-Fagnes (ULg), as well as near the spring Fontaine Périgny.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Signal de Botrange and Baraque Michel.

Signal de Botrange

Peak

Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Signal de Botrange is the highest point in Wallonia and Belgium, located in the High Fens, at 694 metres. It is the top of a broad plateau and a road crosses the summit, passing an adjacent café.

Baraque Michel

Peak

Photo: Vberger, Public domain.

The Baraque Michel is a locality in the municipality Jalhay, in the High Fens, Wallonia. Before the annexation of the Eastern Cantons by Belgium in 1919, it was the highest point of Belgium.

Butte Baltia

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Hans Erren, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Butte Baltia is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Weetterstation Hohes Venn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sourbrodt and Ovifat.

Sourbrodt

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sourbrodt is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Weetterstation Hohes Venn.

Ovifat

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ovifat is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Waimes, district of Robertville, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is one of the highest villages in Belgium. The population is about 500. Its inhabitants are nicknamed Baras. Ovifat is situated 5 km southeast of Weetterstation Hohes Venn.

Xhoffraix

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Xhoffraix is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Malmedy, district of Bévercé, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Xhoffraix is located in the foothills of the High Fens region, along a national road connecting Malmedy to Signal de Botrange, the highest point in Belgium. Xhoffraix is situated 6 km south of Weetterstation Hohes Venn.

Weetterstation Hohes Venn

Type: Monitoring station
Location: Waimes, Arrondissement of Verviers, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.51081° or 50° 30′ 39″ north

Longitude

6.0734° or 6° 4′ 24″ east

Open location code

9F28G36F+89

OpenStreetMap ID

way 226276106

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=monitoring_station

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