Fuchskaute

Fuchskaute
The Fuchskaute from the west with its north (left) and south (right) tops;
Foreground: the houses of Bretthausen, behind: Willingen
Highest point
Elevation657.3 m above sea level (NHN) (2,156 ft) [1]
Prominence222 m ↓ AS Haiger/Burbach (A 45)[2]
Isolation27.7 km → Jagdberg (Rothaar Mountains)
Listinghighest mountain in the Westerwald
Coordinates50°39′34″N 8°06′09″E / 50.65953°N 8.102622°E / 50.65953; 8.102622
Geography
Parent rangeHoher Westerwald, Westerwald, Germany
Geology
Mountain typeExtinct volcano
Type of rockBasalt

The Fuchskaute is an extinct volcano and, at 657.3 m above sea level (NHN)[1], the highest mountain of the Westerwald and the county of Westerwaldkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The name Fuchskaute ("foxhole") refers to a place where the fox (Fuchs) had its den (Kaute).