The Moosberg is a 513.0 m high hill in the
Solling
The Solling () is a range of hills up to high in the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony, whose extreme southerly foothills extend into Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Inside Lower Saxony it is the second largest range of hills ...
range, which is located in southwestern
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
(
Germany
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).
Geography
The hill lies in the "Hochsolling", the central and highest part of the Solling, which is surrounded by the
Solling-Vogler Nature Park. This heavily wooded hill is a little south of the half way point between
Boffzen
Boffzen is a municipality in Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Allocation of seats in the local council electoral period 2001-2006:
* CDU: 4
* SPD: 10
* FDP: 1
Boffzen is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde ...
and
Dassel
Dassel is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district Northeim. It is located near the hills of the Solling mountains.
Geography
The city covers an area of . Buildings and streets make up about 10% of this area while 26% ...
,
as the crow flies
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, and around 1.5 km east of
Neuhaus.
From
topographical
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Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary sci ...
maps it is clear, for example from
trigonometric points that there are three different summit on the Moosberg at 513.0 m (north), 508.7 m (centre) and 508.6 m (south).
On the western slope of the Moosberg is the Hochsolling
Observation Tower
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.
Sights
* Hochsolling Observation Tower
* Mecklenbruch (
raised bog
Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation ( ombro ...
and
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
)
Neuhaus Deer Park(and forest museum)
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Hills of Lower Saxony
Solling