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List of mountains and hills of the Westerwald

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This list of mountains and hills of the Westerwald contains a selection of the mountains, hills and high points of the Westerwald range which lies in the German states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The Westerwald is, in turn, part of the Rhenish Massif and includes some or all of the nature parks of Bergisches Land, Nassau, Rhine-Westerwald and Siebengebirge.

See also these lists:
Mountains and hills of the Rhenish Massif / Mountains and hills of Hesse / Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia / Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate

The table is arranged in order of height in metres (m) above Normalhöhennull (NHN; unless otherwise stated [1]). By clicking on the symbols at the head of each column, it can be resorted . In the column "Mountain or hill", alternative names are given in brackets, italics and small lettering. In this column, where there are two or more mountains or hills with the same name they are distinguished by their location in brackets and small lettering.

The abbreviations used in the table are explained below.

Mountain
or hill
 Height
(m)
[1]		 Natural region(s) or
nature park
 Location
(in/near)
 County or
counties
(see abbreviations below)		 State
(see abbreviations below)		 Comment/s
 Image

Fuchskaute 657.3 High Westerwald Willingen WW RP Highest mountain in the Westerwald;
S: Nister;
Ex-Viewing tower;
Inn;
NSG Fuchskaute
(0.4 km²; 1984)[2]		 The Fuchskaute from the west: North top (left) and South Top (right); foreground: part of Bretthausen; behind: Willingen
Stegskopf 654.4 High Westerwald Emmerzhausen-Stegskopf AK RP S: Daade,
S: Kleiner Nister
S: Black Nister;
Ex-Viewing tower;
Daaden Training Area
Salzburger Kopf 654.2 High Westerwald Bretthausen,
Salzburg,
Stein-Neukirch		 WW RP Ski piste, transmission tower and wind farm View from the SSW along the Kreisstraße 54 between Hellenhahn-Schellenberg and Neustadt/Westerwald to the Salzburger Kopf
Altenberg 651.4 High Westerwald Waigandshain,
Waldaubach		 WW,
LDK		 RP,
HE		 Wind farm View from the der B 414 bei Nister-Möhrendorf ostsüdostwärts to the Altenberg
Galgenberg 649.7 High Westerwald Salzburg,
Stein-Neukirch,
Hof		 WW RP View from the west
Höllberg
(Höllkopf)		 642.8 High Westerwald Hohenroth LDK HE Telecommunication tower,
Ski lift		 View from the Driedorf to the Höllberg; highest hill of the Westerwald in Hesse
Kühfelder Stein 637.7 High Westerwald Stein-Neukirch WW RP near: Siegerland Airport;
NSG Buchheller source region
(2.03 km²; 2002)[2];
Daaden Training Area
Homberg 635.3 High Westerwald Homberg,
Waigandshain		 WW RP S: Breitenbach
S: Rehbach
near: Breitenbach Viaduct,
NSG Breitenbach Viaduct
(0.49 km²; 1988)[2]
Großefeld 621.25
[3]		 High Westerwald Hohenroth LDK HE
Auf der Baar 615.0 High Westerwald Heisterberg,
Waldaubach		 LDK HE Near: NSG Rückerscheid mit Aubachtal
(0.78 km²; 1994)[2]
NSG Bermershube bei Heisterberg
(0.44 km²; 1984)[2]		 Auf der Baar from the west
Bartenstein
(Barstein)		 614
[4]		 High Westerwald Gusternhain LDK HE NSG Viehweide am Barstein
(0.2 km²; 1984)[2]		 Bartenstein from the NW
Trödelsteine 613.0 High Westerwald Emmerzhausen,
Burbach		 AK,
SI		 RP,
NW		 ND Trödelsteine (rock formation)
Alsberg 612.6 High Westerwald Rehe,
Rennerod,
Waigandshain		 WW RP Rennerod Training Area
near: Breitenbach Viaduct,
NSG Breitenbach Viaduct
(0.49 km²; 1988)[2] and Krombach Viaduct mit
NSG Krombach Viaduct
(0.43 km²; 1981)[2]		 View from the SW over Rennerod to the Alsberg
Hahn 611.7 High Westerwald Stein-Neukirch WW RP
Ketzerstein 610.1 High Westerwald Liebenscheid-Weißenberg WW RP ND Ketzerstein Die Basaltgruppe auf dem Ketzerstein
Nenkersberg 610.3
[5]		 High Westerwald Burbach SI NW
Knoten 605.4 High Westerwald Arborn LDK HE S: Kallenbach
S: Ulmbach		 View from the Knoten summit over the Lahn Westerwald
Heimerich 604.5 High Westerwald Nisterberg AK RP Daaden Training Area
Backofen 602.3 High Westerwald Hof WW RP Daaden Training Area
Gallpüsch 594.0 High Westerwald Westernohe WW RP NSG Wacholderheide Westernohe
(0.13 km²; 1967)[2]
Höh 586.9 High Westerwald Hof WW RP
Rother Berg 571.9 High Westerwald Heiligenborn LDK HE View from the Nordwesten
Marienberg Heights 570
[3]		 High Westerwald Bad Marienberg,
Bölsberg,
Kirburg,
Unnau		 WW RP ND Großer Wolfstein (555 m above NHN) and Kleiner Wolfstein (557 m above NHN);
On SSW flank: Bad Marienberg Wildlife Park with the Hedwigturm (AT)		 View from the southeast over Bad Marienberg to the Marienberg Heights
Löh 566.6 High Westerwald Oberroßbach WW RP
Funkenhahn 559.7 High Westerwald Rennerod,
Westernohe		 WW RP
Alarmstange 545.2 Lower Westerwald (Montabaur Heights)
NP Nassau		 Hillscheid,
Horressen		 WW RP Telecommuication tower Telecommunication towers on the Alarmstange
Köppel 540.2 Lower Westerwald (Montabaur Heights)
NP Nassau		 Dernbach,
Horressen		 WW RP Viewing tower The Köppel with viewing and telecommunication towers
Kackenberger Stein
(Neuhochsteiner Berg)		 525[4] High Westerwald Neuhochstein,
Hahn bei Marienberg		 WW RP Hochstein (Hohenstein; basalt rock formation; ND)
Hohenseelbachskopf 517.5 Southern Hellerbergland Altenseelbach,
Biersdorf,
Daaden,
Herdorf,
Struthütten		 SI,
AK		 NW,
RP
Röhrshahn 517
[6]		 High Westerwald Langenhahn-Hölzenhausen,
Ailertchen		 WW RP
Hinstein
(Hindstein)		 514.7
[2]		 Greifenstein LDK HE ND Hinstein,
NSG Am Hinstein bei Greifenstein
(0.13 km²; 1986)[2]		 View from Volkersbach services on the A 45 near Katzenfurt westwards over the Dill valley and past Greifenstein Castle to the Hinstein (half right)
Gräbersberg 513.1 Upper Westerwald Alpenrod WW RP Viewing tower with transmitters The Gräbersberg from the NE
Großer Weißenstein 509.8 Upper Westerwald Lochum WW RP near: Westerwald Lakes
Mahlscheid
(Malscheid)		 509.3 Southern Heller Upland Altenseelbach,
Biersdorf,
Daaden,
Herdorf,
Struthütten		 SI,
AK		 NW,
RP
Götzenberg 501.0 Stockum-Püschen WW RP Natural monument
Stöffel 498 Enspel,
Nistertal-Büdingen,
Stockum-Püschen		 WW RP Basalt quarry;
Stöffel Park
Helleberg 491.3 Upper Westerwald Weidenhahn WW RP Viewing tower View from the NNE to the Helleberg with the K 61 (Rotenhain–Wölferlingen)
Beulsstein 483.1 Upper Westerwald Ettinghausen,
Sainerholz		 WW RP S: Ahrbach
S: Aubach
Hartenfelser Kopf 478.5 Upper Westerwald Hartenfels WW RP near: Westerwald Lakes
Watzenhahn 475.4 Berzhahn,
Girkenroth,
Weltersburg,
Willmenrod		 WW RP near: basalt quarry mit ND Kranstein
(372 m above NHN)
Wölferlinger Kopf 467.5
[3]		 Upper Westerwald Wölferlingen WW RP near: Westerwald Lakes
Höchst 443.5 Lower Westerwald (Eppenrod Plateau)
NP Nassau		 Giershausen
Hirschberg
Horhausen
Isselbach
Langenscheid		 EMS RP highest hill of the Esterau;
Schaumburg Forest
Asberg 441.0 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Erpel,
Unkel		 NR RP Basalt quarry,
near: NSG Siebengebirge
(42.72 km²; 1922)[2]		 View from the Birkig NE to the Asberg
Meerberg
(Mehrberg,
Düstemich)		 430.5 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Linz am Rhein NR RP Basalt quarry
(formerly: 448 m above NN)		 View from Birkig ESE to the Meerberg
Dernbacher Kopf 427.0 Lower Westerwald
(Sayn-Wied-Hochfläche)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Dernbach,
Rüscheid		 NR RP S: Dernbach,
Iserbach (Isenbach),
Siehrsbach
Kohlhau 426
[2]		 Waldernbach,
Fussingen		 LM HE near: S: Kerkerbach
Malberg
(Moschheim)		 422.0 Lower Westerwald (Montabaurer Senke) Moschheim WW RP Ringwall,
NSG Malberg
(0.96 km²; 1961)[2]		 View from the Staudt in the S to the Malberg
Minderberg 417.4 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Linz am Rhein NR RP basalt quarry
Hummelsberg 411
[4]		 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Linz am Rhein,
Hargarten		 NR RP former circular rampart lost due to basalt quarrying; the hill lost 34 metres in height due to quarrying View of the Hummelsberg and village of Hargarten from the ENE
Eichberg 407.5 Upper Westerwald Molsberg WW RP
Heidenhäuschen 397.9
[2]		 Elbtal-Heidenhäuschen,
Oberzeuzheim,
Hintermeilingen		 LM HE Ringwalls,
Pilgrimage site,
NSG Heidenhäuschen
(1.1 km²; 1927)[2]		 View of the Heidenhäuschen from the Merenberg in the ENE
Stümperich 396
[7]		 Vorderwesterwald
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Dattenberg NR RP Former basalt quarry
Dornburg 393.5
[2]		 südlicher Westerwald Wilsenroth LM HE Oppidum,
NSG Dornburg
(0.53 km²; 1927)[2]
Hoher Schaden
(Schaden)		 388.3
[5]		 Leuscheid,
Bergisches Land NP		 Rodder SU NW S: Mühlenbach
S: Wohmbach,
NSG Wälder auf dem Leuscheid
(13.84 km²; 2004)[2]		 Summit of the Hoher Schaden
Beulskopf 388.2 Leuscheid Birkenbeul,
Beul,
Heupelzen-Beul		 AK RP Raiffeisen Tower (AT) View from the SSE of the Beulskopf, Busenhausen and the Raiffeisen Tower
Römerich 386.4 Vorderwesterwald
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Dattenberg NR RP Former basalt quarry
Ginsterhahner Kopf 377
[4]		 Rhine-Westerwald NP Ginsterhahn NR RP Linz am Rhein Transmitter
Himmerich 366.4
[5]		 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Siebengebirge NP		 Bad Honnef SU NW NSG Siebengebirge
(42.72 km²; 1922)[2]		 Rocky slopes (Latitkuppe) on the Himmerich
Köppel 364.4 Lower Westerwald (Altenkirchen Plateau) Berod,
Borod,
Gieleroth,
Herpteroth,
Wahlrod		 AK,
WW		 RP S: Almersbach,
Q: Boroder Bach,
Q: Freudenberger Bach,
Q: Gielerother Bach
Willscheider Berg 363 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Vettelschoß NR RP
Dachsberg 360.7
[5]		 Lower Westerwald (Asbach Plateau)
Siebengebirge NP		 Orscheid SU NW Basalt quarry The Dachsberger See on the Dachsberg
Malberg
(Mahlberg)
(Hausen)		 360 Rhine-Westerwald NP Bad Hönningen, Hausen-Hähnen,
Rheinbrohl		 NR RP Malbergsee (Mahlbergsee)
Leyberg 358.8
[5]		 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Siebengebirge NP		 Bad Honnef SU NW NSG Siebengebirge
(42.72 km²; 1922)[2]		 View of the Siebengebirge from the Leyberg
Rennenberg 353.6 Rhine-Westerwald NP Linz am Rhein NR RP Rennenberg Castle Ruins of the Rennenburg on the Rennenberg
Pfahlenberg
(Pfahlberg)		 346.2 Lower Westerwald (Kannenbäck Plateau)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Caan WW RP
Herrenlay
(Herrenlei)		 320 NP Nassau Dausenau EMS RP
Roßbacher Häubchen 313
[4]		 Lower Westerwald
(Sayn-Wied-Hochfläche)		 Breitscheid,
Roßbach		 NR RP Former basalt quarry
Birkig 306.0 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Erpel,
Bruchhausen		 NR RP
Harmorgenberg
(Hormorgenberg)		 297.0 Lower Westerwald
(Sayn-Wied-Hochfläche)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Heimbach-Weis NR RP Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes (east slope)
Eischeider Kopf 293 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)
Rhine-Westerwald NP		 Unkel,
Rheinbreitbach		 NR RP

Abbreviations

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The abbreviations used in the table (in alphabetical order) mean:

Districts or counties:

Federal states:

Features:

Footnotes and references

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  1. ^ a b Map service of the Landscape Information System of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Office (Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  3. ^ a b c Height based on the value of the highest contour line on the map
  4. ^ a b c d e Height of hill from unknown or unresearched source
  5. ^ a b c d e Topographic Information Management, Cologne - NRW GEObasis Division (info)
  6. ^ Height from mapcoordinates.net
  7. ^ Height from Der Große Falk Atlas – Deutschland Detailkarten, M = 1:200,000. 2004/2005. ISBN 9783827903815
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