Schwarzer Mann
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Schwarzer Mann is a mountain in the western part of the Eifel
which is known as Schnee Eifel
. With a height of 697.3 m it is the highest peak in the Schnee Eifel
and third highest in the Eifel
.
The surrounding of Schwarzer Mann is a well-developed hiking area and the largest skiing area in Rhineland-Palatinate
.
The 15 km long ridge of Schwarzer Mann consists of quartzite.
The heavily wooded mountain ridge is covered mainly with spruce
s and is host to some rare wild animals including the wildcat
.
from which the miners would return with blackened faces.
Eifel
The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
which is known as Schnee Eifel
Schnee Eifel
The Schnee Eifel is a heavily wooded landscape in Germany's Central Uplands that forms part of the western Eifel in the area of the German-Belgian border...
. With a height of 697.3 m it is the highest peak in the Schnee Eifel
Schnee Eifel
The Schnee Eifel is a heavily wooded landscape in Germany's Central Uplands that forms part of the western Eifel in the area of the German-Belgian border...
and third highest in the Eifel
Eifel
The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
.
The surrounding of Schwarzer Mann is a well-developed hiking area and the largest skiing area in Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
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The 15 km long ridge of Schwarzer Mann consists of quartzite.
The heavily wooded mountain ridge is covered mainly with spruce
Spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...
s and is host to some rare wild animals including the wildcat
Wildcat
Wildcat is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.-Animals:Wildcat may also refer to members of the genus Lynx:...
.
Name
The name of the mountain is derived from the nearby abandoned lead ore mine in BleialfBleialf
Bleialf is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
from which the miners would return with blackened faces.