List of mountains and hills of the Eifel

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This List of mountains and hills in the Eifel contains a selection of mountains (2000 feet or higher[1]) and hills (below 2000 feet) in the low mountain range of the Eifel which lies mainly in Germany but also crosses into Belgium. The Eifel is located predominantly in the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the Rhenish Massif.

See also: List of mountains and hills in North Rhine-Westphalia and List of mountains and hills in Rhineland-Palatinate
Elevation Height
(m) 		Eifel region(s) District/
Province 		Remarks Image
Hohe Acht 746.9 High Eifel Ahrweiler,
Mayen-Koblenz 		Highest elevation in the
Eifel and the High Eifel;
Type: volcano;
site of the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower
HoheachtRassberg.jpg
Ernstberg
(also: Erresberg) 		698.8 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Highest of the west Eifel volcanos;
second highest mountain in the Eifel;
Type: volcano
Erresberg.jpg
unnamed peak?
(Schwarzer Mann) 		699.1 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Highest of the west Eifel volcanos;
second highest mountain in the Eifel;
Type: volcano
Erresberg.jpg
Schwarzer Mann 697.8 Schnee Eifel,
Schneifel 		Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm Highest point of the Schneifel ridge
and hence the Schnee Eifel
Schwarzermann Schneifel.jpg
Signal de Botrange 694.24 Hohes Venn Liège (B) Highest mountain in Belgium and the Hohes Venn
1031350 Botrange Baltia.jpg
Weißer Stein 693 North Eifel,
Zitter Forest 		Euskirchen Highest mountain of the Zitter Forest and in North Rhine-Westphalia west of the Rhine; second highest mountain in Belgium; site of observation tower on the (German) eastern slopes of the mountain
Aussichtsturm Weißer Stein nahe Hellenthal, Eifel-0017.jpg
Scharteberg 691.4 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Second highest elevation in the Vulkan Eifel,
lies between Ernstberg and Nerother Kopf;
site of transmission tower of SWR’s Eifel Transmitter
Scharteberg.jpg
Burgberg ("castle mountain")
of the Nürburg 		676.5 High Eifel Ahrweiler Second highest elevation in the High Eifel;
Type: volcano;
Located inside the Nordschleife of the old Nürburgring; site of Nürburg castle
Nuerburg2.jpg
Hochkelberg 674.9 High Eifel Vulkaneifel Third highest elevation in the High Eifel;
Type: stratovolcano;
Roman ringwork and modern transmission mast
Hochkelberg.jpg
Prümscheid 674.7 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Highest point of the ridge in the Salm Forest near Gerolstein
670.2 North Eifel Ahrweiler
Schoeneberg.jpg
Raßberg 664.9 High Eifel Mayen-Koblenz
RassbergEifel.jpg
662.9 Schnee-Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
662.8 Zitterwald Euskirchen Nearby:
Baerbelkreuz.jpg
(Bovel) 662 Hohes Venn Liège (B)
659.9 North Eifel,
Zitter Forest 		Euskirchen
Steling 658.3 Hohes Venn Aachen (D),
Liège (B) 		Highest mountain in the district of Aachen
Steling Eifelberg.jpg
657.8 Schneifel Vulkaneifel

656 North Eifel

655.5 North Eifel

653.2 Volcanic Eifel Vulkaneifel
Doehmberg.jpg
652.0 North Eifel Euskirchen Site of the village of on the summit
Nerother Kopf 651.7 Volcanic Eifel Vulkaneifel Type: cinder cone;
site of the ruined castle of
Nerother Kopf.JPG
645.6 Schnee Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

643.7 High Eifel Ahrweiler

639.9 High Eifel Vulkaneifel

637.8 North Eifel,
Zitterwald 		Euskirchen

637 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel

636.3 High Fens Aachen (GE),
Liège (B)

632.8 West Eifel Vulkaneifel

Apert 631.3 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

628.2 North Eifel Ahrweiler

Aremberg 623.8 Ahr Hills Ahrweiler Highest elevation of the Ahr Hills;
site of
Aremberg I.jpg
Dietzenley 617.6 Volcanic Eifel Vulkaneifel Highest mountain of the Pelmer Forest, site of wooden observation post
Aussichtsturm Dietzenley V.JPG
615.5 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Höchstberg 616 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel

615.0 North Eifel Ahrweiler

610.8 High Eifel Vulkaneifel

609 High Fens Liège (B)

607.9 West Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

607 Schnee Eifel Vulkaneifel

Hardtkopf 601.5 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm Highest hill on the edge of the Prümer Kalkmulde
595.7 Schnee Eifel Vulkaneifel /
Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Heidenköpfe
see:
– Heidenkopf I:
– Heidenkopf II:
– Heidenkopf III:
D 		595,00
[2]
591,00
588,50
595,00 		, North Eifel Euskirchen /
Vulkaneifel

592.3 Volcanic Eifel Vulkaneifel

561.3 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel

588.7 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel

589.9 Volcanic Eifel Vulkaneifel
Alter Voß II.JPG
588.2 Volcanic Eifel Vulkaneifel

Hochsimmer 587.9 High Eifel Mayen-Koblenz Site of the , an observation tower
Hochsimmer.jpg
Michelsberg 586.1 Ahr Hills Euskirchen Highest elevation in Bad Münstereifel;
site of St. Michael's Chapel
MichelsbergNord.jpg
unnamed summit
 583.67 Hohes Venn,
Hürtgen Forest 		Aachen,
Düren 		Site of the old NATO direction-finding station, an observation tower and a telecommunication tower;
Nearby: fire lookout tower
579.1 North Eifel Ahrweiler

Gänsehals 575.3 High Eifel Mayen-Koblenz

577.0 High Eifel Mayen-Koblenz

570.6 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

569 Schneifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm Prüm explosion, 1949
569 North Eifel Ahrweiler

568 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

568 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Eigart 565 North Eifel Euskirchen Eifel National Park
Hochstein 562.5 High Eifel Mayen-Koblenz Site of
HochsteinEttr.jpg
562 North Eifel Ahrweiler

561 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Site of
Dronketurm.jpg
Kneiff 560 ??? Eifel Diekirch District, Luxembourg Highest point in Luxembourg
Kneiff.jpg
Buurgplaatz 559 ??? Eifel Diekirch District, Luxembourg Second highest point in Luxembourg; often erroneously thought to be the highest
Buergplaz Huldang.jpg
Steineberger Ley 558 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Site of Vulcano Infoplattform (observation tower)
Steinebergerley.jpg
557 Ahr Hills Ahrweiler

Rockeskyller Kopf 555 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Type: volcano
555 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel

549 South Eifel Vulkaneifel

Hoher List 549 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel Site of Hoher List Observatory
Hoherlist.jpg
548 High Eifel Ahrweiler,
Vulkaneifel

543 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

540 High Eifel Vulkaneifel

539 Schnee-Eifel Vulkaneifel

538 Euskirchen

537 Ahr Hills Euskirchen

535 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

533.5 Ahr Hills Euskirchen

531 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

531 North Eifel Ahrweiler
Steinerberg.jpg
Kuppe near Wolfgarten 527.8 Rur Eifel,
Kermeter 		Euskirchen Highest elevation in the Kermeter;
Eifel National Park;
site of Wolfgarten
527 Osteifel Mayen-Koblenz

525.8 Rur Eifel,
Kermeter 		Euskirchen Eifel National Park
Wildbretshügel 525.3 Rur Eifel,
Kermeter 		Euskirchen Eifel National Park
523 South Eifel Vulkaneifel

Kalvarienberg 523 North Eifel Euskirchen

520 North Eifel Euskirchen

519.3 Schnee-Eifel Vulkaneifel

519 Vulkan Eifel Bernkastel-Wittlich Site of
crater lake, summit cross and observation post
Mosenberg.jpg
Verbrannter Berg 515.5 Rur Eifel,
Kermeter 		Euskirchen Eifel National Park
Kopnück 514 Ahr Hills Euskirchen

513 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel site of
(aka: Stag and Boar Park)
510 Vulkan Eifel Cochem-Zell,
Mayen-Koblenz

509,4 South Eifel Vulkaneifel

Häuschen 507 North Eifel Ahrweiler Ruins of an observation tower
505 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

503.4 Rur Eifel,
Kermeter
Site of below the western flanks of the hill
Hochthürmen 499.8 North Eifel Ahrweiler,
Euskirchen 		Site of Roman circular fort
HochthürmerHasenberg.jpg
498 North Eifel Euskirchen

Teufelsley 496 North Eifel Ahrweiler

495 South Eifel Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

495 Rur Eifel,
Kermeter 		Düren Eifel National Park; viewing point for the Rur Reservoir
488 North Eifel Ahrweiler Popular viewing point
471 North Eifel Ahrweiler

470 Vulkan Eifel Vulkaneifel

463 Vulkan Eifel Mayen-Koblenz

453.3 Rur Eifel,
Kermeter 		Düren Eifel National Park
442 Vulkan Eifel Ahrweiler Nearby: Maria Laach Abbey and
Laacher See
Kellerberg 448 Meulenwald Bernkastel-Wittlich Highest elevation of the Meulenwald;
site of Kellerberg observation tower
Stockert 435 Münstereifel Forest Euskirchen Site of Astropeiler Stockert radio-telescope
Herkelstein 434.5 North Eifel Euskirchen

Veitskopf 428 Vulkan Eifel Ahrweiler Type: volcano;
Nearby: Laacher See; site of Observation tower
Ettringer Bellerberg
(also: Ettringer Bellberg) 		427.5 High Eifel Mayen-Koblenz Site of crater landscape
Hummerich
(also: Plaidter Hummerich) 		425 Vulkan Eifel Mayen-Koblenz Type: volcano;
Nearby: Laacher See
Monzeler Hüttenkopf 421 Moselle Hills Bernkastel-Wittlich
Monzel Panorama 2009.JPG
418 Moselle Hills Trier-Saarburg

414 Pre-Eifel Cochem-Zell Observation post below the summit
401 Moselle Hills Bernkastel-Wittlich

401 Meulenwald Trier-Saarburg

Burgberg 400.5 Rur Eifel,
North Eifel 		Düren Site of former Berenstein imperial castle and Krawutschke observation tower
Burgberg2.jpg
Thelenberg 400 Vulkan Eifel Mayen-Koblenz / Ahrweiler

399 Pre-Eifel Cochem-Zell

398 Pre-Eifel Cochem-Zell

398 Ahr Hills Ahrweiler Nearby: Effelsberg Radio Telescope
Sonnenberg 393,3 Rur Eifel,
North Eifel 		Düren

Eickelslay 390 Moselle Eifel


389 Pre-Eifel Cochem-Zell

388 North Eifel Ahrweiler

Calmont 378 Pre-Eifel Cochem-Zell Has the steepest individual vineyard in Europe
376 North Eifel Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Hochkopf.jpg
378 Moselle Hills Bernkastel-Wittlich

366 North Eifel Ahrweiler Site of observation tower
Steckenbergturm.jpg
365 Moselle Hills Bernkastel-Wittlich

(„Mayener Bellberg“) 363 High Eifel Mayen-Koblenz

360 North Eifel Ahrweiler Site of Krausberg Tower and Krausberghütte
Krausberg.jpg
359 Meulenwald Trier-Saarburg

Bausenberg 340 North Eifel Ahrweiler Type: volcano
339 North Eifel Ahrweiler Site of ruined castle of and Langer Köbes observation tower
Neuenahrerberg.jpg
316 North Eifel Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Type: volcano; Tomburg castle
TomburgKegel.jpg
306 South Eifel Trier-Saarburg Old Celtic refuge castle: Hochburg
294 South Eifel Trier-Saarburg
291.9 North Eifel Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Remains of the Hans-Wischeler Tower
280 North Eifel Ahrweiler Site of partly accessible quarry and Roman ringwork
Landskrone 272 North Eifel Ahrweiler Site of
Landskrone.jpg

References and footnotes[]

  1. ^ There is no universally agreed definition of a mountain, but Whittow (1984) suggests 2,000 feet or ~600 metres as common
  2. ^ Topographic Information Management, Cologne - NRW GEObasis Division (info)

Sources[]

  • Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, 1984. ISBN 0-14-051094-X.
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