Peterskopf (Kellerwald)

View over the lake Affolderner westward to Peter head ( center); with Owl and Jürgen head ( left) and blue head ( right)

View from the observation platform at the upper reservoir head Peter II (on the Ermerod ) approximately southeast to the empty upper basin I (with water castle, in St. Peter's head ) of the pumped storage Waldeck with mountains of Keller forest in the background

The Peter head (referred to locally as the Energy Mountain ) in Hemfurth- Edersee in northern Hesse Waldeck- Frankenberg is a 506.6 m above sea level. NHN high foothills of the Ermerod ( 539.2 m) in the basement of the forest.

Geography

Location

The Peter head is in the northeast of the National Park basement Edersee and thus in the nature reserve cellar -Edersee. As Ostausläufer of Ermerod it rises nearly 3 km southwest of the dam of the Edersees and directly west of the Affolderner lake. It lies between the root ox head ( 542.2 m ) in the north and the fat head ( 603.7 m) in the south. Northeast of the survey is the Edertaler district Hemfurth- Edersee. East past the Peter head flows the Eder. South rises in the transition region to Ermerod the southeast flowing tributary Wesebach Heimbach; west of the Ermerod stems from the Mellbach, which runs to the north- west and east ends from the nearby Bringhausen in Lake Eder.

Nature Spatial allocation

The Peter head belongs in the geography major unit group West Hesse Highlands (No. 34) and in the main unit Kellerwaldsteig (344 ) for subunit Great Hardt ( 344.3 ), with its landscape to the east in the main unit Ostwald Ecker edge sinks ( 341 ) and wild Unger in the subunit Valley ( 341.5 ) in the natural environment Wegaer Ederaue ( 341.51 ) drops.

Mountain height

The Peter and head of the Ermerod had earlier a different level than it is today because its summit near high altitudes have been redesigned as part of the establishment of the local upper reservoir of the pumped storage Waldeck, removed, and / or leveled. The stated for example on maps heights of about 507 m and 540 m are related to the altitude of the water surface of the pool in each case the achieved water level: 506.6 m and 539.2 m.

Reserves

In St. Peter's head and Ermerod, parts of the Fauna- Flora-Habitat area Kellerwaldsteig are ( FFH-Nr. 4819-301; 58.22 km ²). In addition, there are those of the bird sanctuary basement Forest ( VSG-Nr. 4920-401; 263.99 km ²).

Hydropower

On the top area of ​​the head which Peter is to generate electricity from hydropower, the upper basin I and just west of that of Ermerod the larger upper basin II, whose upper edge is at 541.5 m height. Both basins are part of the dam of the pumped storage Waldeck, whose power plant Waldeck I is on the foothills, while the power plant Waldeck II is as underground power station inside the mountain. Because of these technical facilities, the survey carries popularly nicknamed energy hill.

Peter Kopf web

On the Peter head moves from the Eder valley in the coming Hemfurth Peter head rail. She is a funicular railway, which was built in 1929 as part of the first power plant and Oberbeck construction in St. Peter's head in particular for the transport of goods. Only since 1983, it serves the passenger. It overcomes 290 m height difference with a maximum of 45.5 % slope and is 917 m long.

Tourism and facilities

Who visits the peak positions of Peter head and Ermerod for example with the Peter head rail, which can look at the local upper basin, and receives from the on the upper basin II on the northeast edge viewing platform Peterskopf ( ⊙ 51.1639444444449.0291388888889 ) to 540.58 m a panoramic view of Lake Eder Hemfurth- Edersee and Waldeck Castle, in the basement of the woods, in the east of the lake Affolderner increasingly Wider sweeping Eder. In good visibility the view over the Old Forest extends across among others to the High Hawk Forest, near Kassel, in which the telecommunications tower Hawk Forest and the pyramid are visible to the figure of Hercules in Kassel.

In St. Peter's head is to the inn mountain hut - Mountain and on the Ermerod because of the construction of the upper reservoir II worn and slightly away rebuilt Friedrichshütte. Attached to the observation deck is a transmission tower for mobile phone. On foot and in the interior of St. Peter's head, the pumped storage Waldeck and the local information center be visited by Waldeck Waldeck I and II.

Ski Arena Peterskopf

In planning, was on the northeast slope of Peter head a winter sports area to build the Ski Arena Peter head. For this investment of around 60 million euros have been estimated. The heart of the Ski-Arena would be an almost 2 km long ski slope in approximately 30 m wide corridor, with about 300 m difference in altitude and was 18 to 25 % slope. To this end, a cable car was planned, which should lead to the collection of the Valley of the Eder. Your bottom station was to be built on the east bank of the river northwest of the Affolderner lake, the intermediate station so that the web would have been out for about from the switchyard of the pumped storage Waldeck on the Eder at the foot of Peter head south-southwest of Hemfurth. Your mountain station to be built near the upper basin I for which was a ski slope with, among others, for beginners and a halfpipe in planning. Because the ski area would have damaged the nature of the National Park basement Edersee sustainable, the project was officially rejected after several years of planning phase in 2005.

Transport and Hiking

Just east of St. Peter's head extends past the Eder Lake Affolderner the state road 3086 (Lake Eder dam - Affolderner lake). Southeast of Hemfurth from this road branches off the county road 35 from which initially the Eder bridged, then by Hemfurth, north past passing of Peter head and Ermerod, the wildlife park Lake Eder, and finally to run along the southern shore of Edersees after Bringhausen, where she served as impasse ends. For example, on these streets beginning, one can discover both surveys on forest tracks and paths. Around the upper basin, and hiking and biking trails were created, among which are sections of Urwaldsteig Lake Eder and Eder Trail and such, so that the basins are source and transit point for hiking and cycling tours of the national park bike path cellar -Edersee. (see also under above- tourism)