The Hochstein (345 m) belongs to the many bunter sandstone rock formations that are typical of the Wasgau, a region that covers the southern part of the Palatine Forest and the northern part of the Vosges. Because the region of Dahn is especially rich in such landforms, it is known as the Dahn Rock Country (Dahner Felsenland). The Hochstein - like the other rock outcrops of the region - is made of a harder rock that has partly withstood erosion over the centuries. The entire massif runs for 1½ km east of Dahn across the Wieslauter stream and is heavily subdivided.
Especially striking is the Hochsteinnadel ("Hochstein Needle") at the western tip of the massif, near St. Michael's Chapel. Next is the Gratturm, followed by the main Hochsteingrat ridge itself. From here there are outlying spurs running northeast and south, of which the Haferfels stands out.
Floraedit
The remains of ancient juniper bushes are especially valuable, as are luminescent mosses in small corners of the Hochsteingrat.
Featuresedit
In some places the leachate has created especially delicate weathering patterns.
Towards the end of the Second World War, families in Dahn sought refuge for a long time under overhanging rocks. Traces of their emergency shelter are still visible.
At the foot of the Hochstein is Dahn Cemetery which, with its 2,400 graves, is one of the largest war cemeteries in Germany.
hochstein, rocks, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, hochstein, rocks, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, le. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hochstein rocks news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Hochstein near the little southwest Palatine town of Dahn in southwest Germany is a rock formation that is very popular with sports climbers and walkers The Hochstein with its eastern and western massifsSt Michael s Chapel Contents 1 Structure and location 2 Flora 3 Features 4 External linksStructure and location editThe Hochstein 345 m belongs to the many bunter sandstone rock formations that are typical of the Wasgau a region that covers the southern part of the Palatine Forest and the northern part of the Vosges Because the region of Dahn is especially rich in such landforms it is known as the Dahn Rock Country Dahner Felsenland The Hochstein like the other rock outcrops of the region is made of a harder rock that has partly withstood erosion over the centuries The entire massif runs for 1 km east of Dahn across the Wieslauter stream and is heavily subdivided Especially striking is the Hochsteinnadel Hochstein Needle at the western tip of the massif near St Michael s Chapel Next is the Gratturm followed by the main Hochsteingrat ridge itself From here there are outlying spurs running northeast and south of which the Haferfels stands out Flora editThe remains of ancient juniper bushes are especially valuable as are luminescent mosses in small corners of the Hochsteingrat Features editIn some places the leachate has created especially delicate weathering patterns Towards the end of the Second World War families in Dahn sought refuge for a long time under overhanging rocks Traces of their emergency shelter are still visible At the foot of the Hochstein is Dahn Cemetery which with its 2 400 graves is one of the largest war cemeteries in Germany External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hochstein 49 08 43 N 7 47 29 E 49 1454 N 7 7915 E 49 1454 7 7915 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hochstein rocks amp oldid 1138754359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
