Hoher Hagen (Dransfeld) Explained

Hoher Hagen
Elevation: (480disp=output onlyNaNdisp=output only)
Location:Lower Saxony, Germany
Map:Germany Lower Saxony
Coordinates:51.4739°N 9.7658°W
Type:volcano
Geology:basalt extrusion

The Hoher Hagen is a volcanic hill that is still 480 m high today, in the Dransfeld Municipal Forest, in the German district of Göttingen in South Lower Saxony.

Geography

The hill, which is located south of Dransfeld, is the highest point in the Dransfeld region by a long way. It lies within the Dransfeld Municipal Forest, a hill massif in the Münden Nature Park that is about halfway between Göttingen to the northeast and Hann. Münden to the southwest.

Gauß Tower

On top of the Hoher Hagen stands the Gauß Tower, a 51 metre high observation tower at .

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