The High Eifel (german: Hocheifel (Ost) or ''Hohe Eifel'') forms part of the
Eifel Mountains in the German state of
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
.
The landscape here between
Adenau,
Mendig and
Daun rises to a height of 747 m. The region is not to be confused with the western ''Hocheifel'', better known as the
Schnee Eifel.
Nürburg Castle and the famous
Nürburgring racing track are located in the northwest of the area.
Climate
Despite being between 600 m and 700 m high the High Eifel lies in the
rain shadow of the
Schneifel to the west. Its annual precipitation lies between 800 mm and 1000 mm.
Mountains/castles
*
Hohe Acht (747 m)
*
Nürburg Castle (678 m)
*
Hochkelberg (675 m)
* Dreiser Höhe (611 m)
See also
*
Maifeld
*
Pellenz
*
Vordereifel
*
Vulkan Eifel
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Landscapes of Rhineland-Palatinate
Pleistocene volcanism
Volcanism of Germany
Regions of the Eifel