This list of mountains and hills of the Westerwald contains a selection of the mountains, hills and high points of the Westerwald range which lies in the German states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The Westerwald is, in turn, part of the Rhenish Massif and includes some or all of the nature parks of Bergisches Land, Nassau, Rhine-Westerwald and Siebengebirge.
See also these lists: Mountains and hills of the Rhenish Massif / Mountains and hills of Hesse / Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia / Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate
The table is arranged in order of height in metres (m) above Normalhöhennull (NHN; unless otherwise stated ). By clicking on the symbols at the head of each column, it can be resorted . In the column "Mountain or hill", alternative names are given in brackets, italics and small lettering. In this column, where there are two or more mountains or hills with the same name they are distinguished by their location in brackets and small lettering.
The abbreviations used in the table are explained below.
Mountainor hill Height(m) Natural region(s) ornature park Location(in/near) County orcounties(see abbreviations below) State(see abbreviations below) Comment/s Image Fuchskaute 657.3 High Westerwald Willingen WW RP Highest mountain in the Westerwald;S: Nister; Ex-Viewing tower; Inn;NSG Fuchskaute(0.4 km²; 1984) Stegskopf 654.4 High Westerwald Emmerzhausen-Stegskopf AK RP S: Daade,S: Kleiner NisterS: Black Nister;Ex-Viewing tower; Daaden Training Area Salzburger Kopf 654.2 High Westerwald Bretthausen,Salzburg,Stein-Neukirch WW RP Ski piste, transmission tower and wind farm Altenberg 651.4 High Westerwald Waigandshain,Waldaubach WW,LDK RP,HE Wind farm Galgenberg 649.7 High Westerwald Salzburg,Stein-Neukirch,Hof WW RP Höllberg(Höllkopf) 642.8 High Westerwald Hohenroth LDK HE Telecommunication tower,Ski lift Kühfelder Stein 637.7 High Westerwald Stein-Neukirch WW RP near: Siegerland Airport;NSG Buchheller source region(2.03 km²; 2002);Daaden Training Area Homberg 635.3 High Westerwald Homberg,Waigandshain WW RP S: BreitenbachS: Rehbachnear: Breitenbach Viaduct,NSG Breitenbach Viaduct(0.49 km²; 1988) Großefeld 621.25<br/ > High Westerwald Hohenroth LDK HE Auf der Baar 615.0 High Westerwald Heisterberg,Waldaubach LDK HE Near: NSG Rückerscheid mit Aubachtal(0.78 km²; 1994)NSG Bermershube bei Heisterberg(0.44 km²; 1984) Bartenstein(Barstein) 614 High Westerwald Gusternhain LDK HE NSG Viehweide am Barstein(0.2 km²; 1984) Trödelsteine 613.0 High Westerwald Emmerzhausen,Burbach AK,SI RP,NW ND Trödelsteine (rock formation) Alsberg 612.6 High Westerwald Rehe,Rennerod,Waigandshain WW RP Rennerod Training Area near: Breitenbach Viaduct,NSG Breitenbach Viaduct(0.49 km²; 1988) and Krombach Viaduct mitNSG Krombach Viaduct(0.43 km²; 1981) Hahn 611.7 High Westerwald Stein-Neukirch WW RP Ketzerstein 610.1 High Westerwald Liebenscheid-Weißenberg WW RP ND Ketzerstein Nenkersberg 610.3 High Westerwald Burbach SI NW Knoten 605.4 High Westerwald Arborn LDK HE S: KallenbachS: Ulmbach Heimerich 604.5 High Westerwald Nisterberg AK RP Daaden Training Area Backofen 602.3 High Westerwald Hof WW RP Daaden Training Area Gallpüsch 594.0 High Westerwald Westernohe WW RP NSG Wacholderheide Westernohe(0.13 km²; 1967) Höh 586.9 High Westerwald Hof WW RP Rother Berg 571.9 High Westerwald Heiligenborn LDK HE Marienberg Heights 570 High Westerwald Bad Marienberg,Bölsberg,Kirburg,Unnau WW RP ND Großer Wolfstein () and Kleiner Wolfstein ();On SSW flank: Bad Marienberg Wildlife Park with the Hedwigturm (AT) Löh 566.6 High Westerwald Oberroßbach WW RP Funkenhahn 559.7 High Westerwald Rennerod,Westernohe WW RP Alarmstange 545.2 Lower Westerwald (Montabaur Heights)NP Nassau Hillscheid,Horressen WW RP Telecommuication tower Köppel 540.2 Lower Westerwald (Montabaur Heights)NP Nassau Dernbach,Horressen WW RP Viewing tower Kackenberger Stein(Neuhochsteiner Berg) 525 High Westerwald Neuhochstein,Hahn bei Marienberg WW RP Hochstein (Hohenstein; basalt rock formation; ND) Hohenseelbachskopf 517.5 Southern Hellerbergland Altenseelbach,Biersdorf,Daaden,Herdorf,Struthütten SI,AK NW,RP Röhrshahn 517 High Westerwald Langenhahn-Hölzenhausen,Ailertchen WW RP Hinstein(Hindstein) 514.7 Greifenstein LDK HE ND Hinstein,NSG Am Hinstein bei Greifenstein(0.13 km²; 1986) Gräbersberg 513.1 Upper Westerwald Alpenrod WW RP Viewing tower with transmitters Großer Weißenstein 509.8 Upper Westerwald Lochum WW RP near: Westerwald Lakes Mahlscheid(Malscheid) 509.3 Southern Heller Upland Altenseelbach,Biersdorf,Daaden,Herdorf,Struthütten SI,AK NW,RP Götzenberg 501.0 Stockum-Püschen WW RP Natural monument Stöffel 498 Enspel,Nistertal-Büdingen,Stockum-Püschen WW RP Basalt quarry;Stöffel Park Helleberg 491.3 Upper Westerwald Weidenhahn WW RP Viewing tower Beulsstein 483.1 Upper Westerwald Ettinghausen,Sainerholz WW RP S: AhrbachS: Aubach Hartenfelser Kopf 478.5 Upper Westerwald Hartenfels WW RP near: Westerwald Lakes Watzenhahn 475.4 Berzhahn,Girkenroth,Weltersburg,Willmenrod WW RP near: basalt quarry mit ND Kranstein() Wölferlinger Kopf 467.5<br/ > Upper Westerwald Wölferlingen WW RP near: Westerwald Lakes Höchst 443.5 Lower Westerwald (Eppenrod Plateau)NP Nassau GiershausenHirschbergHorhausenIsselbachLangenscheid EMS RP highest hill of the Esterau;Schaumburg Forest Asberg 441.0 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Rhine-Westerwald NP Erpel,Unkel NR RP Basalt quarry,near: NSG Siebengebirge(42.72 km²; 1922) Meerberg(Mehrberg,Düstemich) 430.5 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Rhine-Westerwald NP Linz am Rhein NR RP Basalt quarry(formerly: ) Dernbacher Kopf 427.0 Lower Westerwald(Sayn-Wied-Hochfläche)Rhine-Westerwald NP Dernbach,Rüscheid NR RP S: Dernbach,Iserbach (Isenbach),Siehrsbach Kohlhau 426 Waldernbach,Fussingen LM HE near: S: Kerkerbach Malberg(Moschheim) 422.0 Lower Westerwald (Montabaurer Senke) Moschheim WW RP Ringwall,NSG Malberg(0.96 km²; 1961) Minderberg 417.4 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Rhine-Westerwald NP Linz am Rhein NR RP basalt quarry Hummelsberg 411 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Rhine-Westerwald NP Linz am Rhein,Hargarten NR RP former circular rampart lost due to basalt quarrying; the hill lost 34 metres in height due to quarrying Eichberg 407.5 Upper Westerwald Molsberg WW RP Heidenhäuschen 397.9 Elbtal-Heidenhäuschen,Oberzeuzheim,Hintermeilingen LM HE Ringwalls,Pilgrimage site,NSG Heidenhäuschen(1.1 km²; 1927) Stümperich 396 VorderwesterwaldRhine-Westerwald NP Dattenberg NR RP Former basalt quarry Dornburg 393.5 südlicher Westerwald Wilsenroth LM HE Oppidum,NSG Dornburg(0.53 km²; 1927) Hoher Schaden(Schaden) 388.3 Leuscheid,Bergisches Land NP Rodder SU NW S: MühlenbachS: Wohmbach,NSG Wälder auf dem Leuscheid(13.84 km²; 2004) Beulskopf 388.2 Leuscheid Birkenbeul,Beul,Heupelzen-Beul AK RP Raiffeisen Tower (AT) Römerich 386.4 VorderwesterwaldRhine-Westerwald NP Dattenberg NR RP Former basalt quarry Ginsterhahner Kopf 377 Rhine-Westerwald NP Ginsterhahn NR RP Linz am Rhein Transmitter Himmerich 366.4 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Siebengebirge NP Bad Honnef SU NW NSG Siebengebirge(42.72 km²; 1922) Köppel 364.4 Lower Westerwald (Altenkirchen Plateau) Berod,Borod,Gieleroth,Herpteroth,Wahlrod AK,WW RP S: Almersbach,Q: Boroder Bach,Q: Freudenberger Bach,Q: Gielerother Bach Willscheider Berg 363 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Rhine-Westerwald NP Vettelschoß NR RP Dachsberg 360.7 Lower Westerwald (Asbach Plateau)Siebengebirge NP Orscheid SU NW Basalt quarry Malberg(Mahlberg)(Hausen) 360 Rhine-Westerwald NP Bad Hönningen, Hausen-Hähnen,Rheinbrohl NR RP Malbergsee (Mahlbergsee) Leyberg 358.8 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Siebengebirge NP Bad Honnef SU NW NSG Siebengebirge(42.72 km²; 1922) Rennenberg 353.6 Rhine-Westerwald NP Linz am Rhein NR RP Rennenberg Castle Pfahlenberg(Pfahlberg) 346.2 Lower Westerwald (Kannenbäck Plateau)Rhine-Westerwald NP Caan WW RP Herrenlay(Herrenlei) 320 NP Nassau Dausenau EMS RP Roßbacher Häubchen 313 Lower Westerwald(Sayn-Wied-Hochfläche) Breitscheid,Roßbach NR RP Former basalt quarry Birkig 306.0 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Rhine-Westerwald NP Erpel,Bruchhausen NR RP Harmorgenberg(Hormorgenberg) 297.0 Lower Westerwald(Sayn-Wied-Hochfläche)Rhine-Westerwald NP Heimbach-Weis NR RP Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes (east slope) Eischeider Kopf 293 Lower Westerwald (Rhine Westerwald Volcanic Ridge)Rhine-Westerwald NP Unkel,Rheinbreitbach NR RP
Abbreviations The abbreviations used in the table (in alphabetical order) mean:
Districts or counties: AK = Altenkirchen (district) EMS = Rhein-Lahn-Kreis LDK = Lahn-Dill-Kreis LM = Limburg-Weilburg NR = Neuwied (district) SI = Siegen-Wittgenstein SU = Rhein-Sieg-Kreis WW = Westerwaldkreis
Federal states: HE = Hesse NW = North Rhine-Westphalia RP = Rhineland-Palatinate
Features: AT = Viewing tower Ex = former km² = square kilometres ND = natural monument NP = Nature Park NSG = Naturschutzgebiet (here: given with area and year designated) S = river source Mil trg area = Military training area
Footnotes and references Height of hill from unknown or unresearched source
Height based on the value of the highest contour line on the map
Height from mapcoordinates.net
Height from Der Große Falk Atlas – Deutschland Detailkarten, M = 1:200,000. 2004/2005.