Kolbenberg

The characteristic lattice mast on the piston mountain

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The piston mountain in Oberursel in southern Hesse Hochtaunuskreis is about 690 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Taunus. He is beside the further north-eastern Rosskopf ( 635-640 m), the only independent survey of the Taunus mountains main ridge between the Great Feldberg ( 881.5 m; West southwest) and the castle hall pass (414 m; northeast).

Geography

Location

The piston mountain is located in the Taunus Nature Park. Its summit is located near the boundaries between Oberursel (southeast), to which it belongs, Schmitten (northwest) and Bad Homburg ( east-southeast ). South of the piston Hill, which is planted with coniferous forest, is the origin of Ursel Bach. Beyond and to the north of the Taunus mountains main ridge are the sources of Aubach and Erlenbach.

Nature Spatial allocation

The piston mountain belongs to the physiographic feature unit group Taunus (No. 30) and in the main unit High Taunus ( 301) for subunit Feldberg Taunus ridge ( 301.3 ), with its landscape to the north in the Eastern to the main unit Hintertaunus (302 ) belonging to both sides of the Taunus main ridge located subunit horse head -Taunus ( 302.6 ) leads over.

Mountain height, dominance and prominence

The piston mountain is about 690 meters high. Approximately 50 to 60 m south of the summit is to remove the topographic maps elevation 684 m. The dominance of the mountain is in the direction of the Great Feldberg hill 880 m, its prominence is 18 m.

Limes and castles

About the northeast subsequent elevation of the blade head ( 682.7 m, and with a prominence of 8 m) runs the Roman fortified border the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes, about 440 meters northwest of the piston Mount the Roman fort of Old hunting lodge is located on the; the blade head spur calibration head ( 620.2 m) are the foundations of the Roman fort Heidestock.

Telecommunications installation

On the broad summit dome of the piston mountain is a large telecommunications system with widely visible lattice tower, which was used until 2007 by the U.S. Air Force. Since the withdrawal of the U.S. military, the lattice mast is now used by civilian radio services, including for mobile communication.

Military personnel Memorial Stone

Stationed on the piston Mountain U.S. soldiers (temporarily 150 soldiers) were popular with the population. This was due to the technical support of the Americans in the construction of a number of institutions of neighboring towns. Examples include the bobsled track in Oberreifenberg, the refuge hut coat ( on the eponymous mountain pass ) and the sports field in Niederreifenberg. After the withdrawal of U.S. troops about 200 m was west-northwest erected a memorial stone with copper panel from the castle Old hunting lodge near the mountain pass Sandplacken expressing the gratitude to the U.S. troops for the pleasant cooperation with the local residents. The plaque was stolen in August 2011. Thanks to the funding of a local company, a new plaque was placed in March 2012.

Transport and Hiking

West past the piston leads the mountain over the mountain pass Sandplacken ( 669 m) running the country road 3004 ( Oberursel- Schmitten ), near the pass to the Great Feldberg L 3024 leading branches of the. Through its summit near, northern high altitude pass along the limit of the European long-distance path E1 and the Limes hiking trail. The summit can be reached in 10 minutes on the flat here Taunus main ridge of sandstone slab of forest roads and paths. A scenic offers access from the south-east of the L 3004 by the passed by sparse beech forest valley of the small Urselbach influx Schelbach (about 1 hour).