Apert
Mountain in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Apert is a forested mountain, 631.3 m above sea level (NHN), in the western Volcanic Eifel, a mountain range in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It rises about two kilometres south of Büdesheim and is the highest point in the parish (Gemarkung).
Elevation631.3 m above sea level (NHN) (2,071 ft) [1]
CountryGermany
| Apert | |
|---|---|
  Apert | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 631.3 m above sea level (NHN) (2,071 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Mountains and hills of the Eifel |
| Coordinates | 50°12′03″N 6°33′39″E |
| Geography | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Parent range | Volcanic Eifel |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Slate |
Geology
The region is part of the Rhenish Massif; the basement of the Apert consists of the fossil-rich Büdesheim Slate and Flinz, a rock of the lower Upper Devonian.[2] Fossils of the following biological orders have been found (sometimes as index fossils): Buchiola, Cheiloceras, Goniatites, Clymeniida, Orthoceras and Manticoceras.[3]