Apert

Apert is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Apert
Apert
Highest pointElevation631.3 m above sea level (NHN) (2,071 ft) [1]ListingMountains and hills of the EifelCoordinates50°12′03″N 6°33′39″E / 50.20083°N 6.56083°E / 50.20083; 6.56083GeographyCountryGermanyStateRhineland-PalatinateParent rangeVolcanic EifelGeologyType of rockSlate

Apert is a forested mountain, 631.3 m above sea level (NHN), in the western Volcanic Eifel, a mountain range in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It rises about two kilometres south of Büdesheim and is the highest point in the parish (Gemarkung).

Geology

The region is part of the Rhenish Massif; the basement of the Apert consists of the fossil-rich Büdesheim Slate and Flinz, a rock of the lower Upper Devonian.[2] Fossils of the following biological orders have been found (sometimes as index fossils): Buchiola, Cheiloceras, Goniatites, Clymeniida, Orthoceras and Manticoceras.[3]

References

  1. ^ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  2. ^ "Oberdevon im Raum Büdesheim". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. ^ "Geological finds in Büdesheim". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

External links and map

  • "Topographic map of Apert". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  • View from the Apert
  • Landesamt für Vermessung und Geobasisinformation Rheinland-Pfalz: topographic map 1:25,000 series, Sheet 5705, Gerolstein