At the Hochkelberg is one of the ten highest mountains in the

Vulkan Eifel The Volcanic Eifel or Vulkan Eifel (german: Vulkaneifel) is a region in the Eifel Mountains in Germany that is defined to a large extent by its volcanic geological history. Characteristic of this volcanic field are its typical explosion crater la ...

in Germany. It is a former stratovolcano, at the southern foot of which lies the

Mosbrucher Weiher The Mosbrucher Weiher, also called the ''Mosbrucher Maar'', is a silted up maar east of the municipal boundary of the village of Mosbruch in the county Vulkaneifel in Germany. It is located immediately at the foot of the 675-metre-high Hochkelberg ...

, an explosion crater lake or maar. Below the summit of the Hochkelberg is a

transmission tower A transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon or simply a pylon in British English and as a hydro tower in Canadian English, is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. In electrical ...

. Originally the mountain which is visible today lay 200 metres below the surface. When the region was uplifted the outer layers were carried away leaving the hard

basaltic Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90% of a ...

core. The slopes of the Hochkelberg are covered today with dense beech woods with a variety of species. The ruins of

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

buildings may also be seen here.

References

{{Reflist Vulkaneifel Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate Mountains and hills of the Eifel Mountains under 1000 metres