Ebbe Mountains

Ebbe Mountains
(Ebbegebirge)
The Ebbe from the northeast (Schomberg Observation Tower)
Highest point
PeakNordhelle
Elevation663 m (2,175 ft)
Coordinates51°8′54″N 7°45′23″E / 51.14833°N 7.75639°E / 51.14833; 7.75639
Dimensions
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Geography
Location of the Ebbe within North Rhine-Westphalia
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
RegionSauerland
DistrictsMärkischer Kreis and Olpe
Parent rangeRhenish Massif

The Ebbe Mountains[1][2] (German: Ebbegebirge) or Ebbe form a range of uplands up to 663.3 m above sea level (NN) high in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. They have given their name to the Ebbe Mountain Nature Park and are part of the Süder Uplands within the Rhine Massif.

  1. ^ McCann, Tom (ed.) (2008). The Geology of Central Europe: Precambrian and Palaeozoic, The Geological Society, Bath, p. 238. ISBN 978-1-86239-245-8.
  2. ^ Malte-Brun, M. (1829). Universal Geography, Volume 7, Wells & Lilley, Boston, p. 222.