The Hohe Acht ( German: [ˌhoːə ˈʔaxt] ) is the highest mountain ( 746.9 m above sea level (NHN) ) in the Eifel mountains of Germany. It is located on the boundary between the districts of Ahrweiler and Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate .
6-607: The Hohe Acht is located in the High Eifel east of Adenau . The mountain is a Tertiary volcano , whose cone is composed of Lower Devonian rock and whose summit is made of basalt . In 1908/09 the Emperor William Tower ( Kaiser-Wilhelm-Turm ) was erected on the Hohe Acht. The occasion for the construction of this stone observation tower , based on plans by the architect , Freiherr von Tettau of Berlin ,
12-638: A protected monument since 1987. The Emperor William Tower offers a superb view across the whole Eifel (including the mountains of Scharteberg , Döhmberg, Michelsberg , Hochthürmerberg , Schöneberg , the nearby Nürburg Castle and Hochkelberg ), as well as the Siebengebirge and its Großer Ölberg and, in conditions of good visibility, as far as the Westerwald , the Taunus , the Hunsrück and
18-703: The Formula 1 racetrack at the Nürburgring is known as the Hohe Acht . High Eifel The High Eifel ( German : Hocheifel (Ost) or Hohe Eifel ) forms part of the Eifel Mountains in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate . 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
24-596: The Lower Rhine . There is a network of footpaths around the Hohe Acht; at many places there are good views over the Eifel landscape. In winter the Hohe Acht has good winter sport facilities including prepared cross country skiing trails, toboggan runs and ski lifts . Very close to the Hohe Acht on a 678 metres (2,224 ft) high volcanic cone is Nürburg Castle . A section of the North loop ( Nordschleife ) on
30-631: The Schnee Eifel . Nürburg Castle and the famous Nürburgring racing track are located in the northwest of the area. 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. 50°23′09″N 7°00′40″E / 50.3858°N 7.0111°E / 50.3858; 7.0111 This volcanism article
36-403: Was the silver wedding of Emperor William II and Empress Augusta Victoria as well as the commemoration of Emperor William I The tower is 16.30 metres (53.5 ft) high and its walls are one metre thick at ground level. The work was carried out by master masons , Karl and Johannes Leidinger, from Adenau using local stone. The cost of construction was 18,000 marks . The tower has been
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