![]() ![]() The long-distance footpath, the West Way runs across the ridge, and the Black Forest High Road runs over the western and southern sides of the mountain, with a large car park at the Mummelsee. Some of the buildings and masts are preserved, however they're purging more and more. In 1999 the neighbor municipalities took over the federal area. The restricted area was released in 1997. After the plant went out of operation in 1994, it lay fallow several years. Later the location was used parallel also by the Bundeswehr and NATO. These operated on the Hornisgrinde an observing station on behalf of the French foreign secret service DGSE. First being in use since 1942 by the German Forces as an air defense position, the French took over the location in 1945. In 1938 the entire southern range of the summit level was declared as the military restricted area. With a height of 1,151 m above sea level the Dreifürstenstein is the highest point of Württemberg. ![]() Today the point represents the boundary border between Baden's municipalities Sasbach, Seebach and Württemberg's municipality Baiersbronn. It originates from the year 1722 and marked the border between the Margraviate of Baden, the duchy Württemberg and the Diocese of Strasbourg. The Dreifürstenstein is a sandstone plate, which is located at the southeast edge of the plateau. In over 81% of all places the monthly precipitation varies less.ĭreifürstenstein Dreifürstenstein The seasonal precipitation fluctuations lie in the upper third. There's 1.4 times more precipitation in the precipitation-richest month than in the driest one. The driest month is February at most it rains in June. Over 99% of the measuring points of the German weather service indicate lower values. The average yearly precipitation amounts to 1931 mm. The Hornisgrinde belongs to the precipitation-richest places in Germany. ![]() Parts of the plateau with the raised bog and the Karwand to the Biberkessel were designated as the Hornisgrinde-Biberkessel Nature Reserve ( Naturschutzgebiet Hornisgrinde–Biberkessel, 95 ha.) in 1992. It is reckoned to be at least 6,000 years old. By contrast the raised bog, up to five metres thick, in the southeastern area of the summit plateau is naturally treeless. The Grinden - treeless wet heathlands on the highest areas, were created following forest clearance and the subsequent use of the land as grazing in the 15th century. ![]() Protected areas of the raised bog on the summit plateau of the Hornisgrinde with typical bog vegetation and crooked, stunted fir trees The Katzenkopf mountain and the southeast burr of the Hornisgrinde form the cirque of the Mummelsee. The summit changes to the Katzenkopf mountain in the southwest at 1123 m, into the southeast drops the burr toward Seibelseckle. In the west the slope is cut through by the Schwarzwaldhochstraße (B 500) in approximately 900 to 1000 m, in the east drops the tendency steeply to the ice-age cirque Biberkessel with the landing Blindsee lake. The summit of the Hornisgrinde is framed of the Muhrkopf (1003 m) near Unterstmatt in the north and the Mummelsee (1036 m) in the south. Another interpretation of the name is derived from the terms Horn, miss and grind and meant the same as kahler Bergrücken ("bald ridge"), which carries a moorland on its height. The name is probably derived from Latin, and essentially translates to "boggy head," referring to the raised bog ( Hochmoor). The Hornisgrinde lies in northern Ortenaukreis district. The Hornisgrinde, 1,164 m (3,820 ft), is the highest mountain in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. ![]()
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