| Hohe Acht | |
|---|---|
 The prominent peak of the Hohe Acht seen from the summit plateau of theRaßberg | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 746.9 m above sea level (NHN) (2,450 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 525 m,WSW ofLoison[3] |
| Isolation | 62.9 m,An den zwei Steinen (Hunsrück) |
| Coordinates | 50°23′09″N7°00′40″E / 50.38583°N 7.01111°E /50.38583; 7.01111 |
| Geography | |
  Hohe Acht | |
| Parent range | Eifel |
TheHohe Acht (German:[ˌhoːəˈʔaxt]) is the highest mountain (746.9 m above sea level (NHN)[1][2]) in theEifel mountains of Germany. It is located on the boundary between the districts ofAhrweiler andMayen-Koblenz inRhineland-Palatinate.
The Hohe Acht is located in theHigh Eifel east ofAdenau. The mountain is aTertiaryvolcano, whose cone is composed ofLower Devonian rock and whose summit is made ofbasalt.
In 1908/09 theEmperor William Tower (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Turm) was erected on the Hohe Acht. The occasion for the construction of this stoneobservation tower, based on plans by thearchitect, Freiherr von Tettau ofBerlin, was thesilver wedding ofEmperorWilliam II and EmpressAugusta Victoria as well as the commemoration of EmperorWilliam 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 mastermasons, Karl and Johannes Leidinger, fromAdenau using local stone. The cost of construction was 18,000marks. The tower has been aprotected monument since 1987.
The Emperor William Tower offers a superb view across the whole Eifel (including the mountains ofScharteberg, Döhmberg,Michelsberg,Hochthürmerberg,Schöneberg, the nearbyNürburg Castle andHochkelberg), as well as theSiebengebirge and itsGroßer Ölberg and, in conditions of good visibility, as far as theWesterwald, theTaunus, theHunsrück and theLower Rhine.
There is a network offootpaths around the Hohe Acht; at many places there are good views over the Eifel landscape.
In winter the Hohe Acht has goodwinter sport facilities including preparedcross country skiing trails,toboggan runs andski lifts.
Very close to the Hohe Acht on a 678 metres (2,224 ft) high volcanic cone isNürburg Castle. A section of theNorth loop (Nordschleife) on theFormula 1 racetrack at theNürburgring is known as theHohe Acht.
