Leuscheid
| Leuscheid | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | , |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Geography | |
| State | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Range coordinates | 50°44′19″N 7°33′44″E / 50.738670°N 7.562329°ECoordinates: 50°44′19″N 7°33′44″E / 50.738670°N 7.562329°E |
| Parent range | and Westerwald |
The basalt quarry of Blauer Stein near Kuchhausen
The Leuscheid is a mainly wooded hill ridge on the border between the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate in the extreme north of the Westerwald range. From a natural region perspective, however, it is not seen as part of the Westerwald natural region but belongs to the (major unit 330) and thus to the Süderbergland (major unit group 33).
References[]
External links[]
- BfN-Landschaftssteckbrief Südliches Mittelsieg-Bergland (Leuscheid and )
- Landschaftssteckbrief Leuscheid - Landschaftsinformationssystem der Naturschutzverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz
- Photos of the Wohmbach valley
Categories:
- Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
- Natural regions of the Süder Uplands
- Regions of the Westerwald
- Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate