Gangolfsberg

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GANGOLFSBERG ...WHERE THE CREATION OF THE RHÖN BECOMES VISIBLE The Gangolfsberg is a 736 m high mountain of the Rhön, which is especially known for its basalt columns (prism wall). The Gangolfsberg is located about 3.7 km northwest of the resort Oberelsbach in the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park. About 3 km to the northeast is the Rother Kuppe, about 1 km to the east is the Schweinfurter Haus. The Gangolfsberg is a special rarity whose beauty is only surpassed by its bizarreness. Basalt columns Here you can admire a wall of many basalt columns. These columns are reminiscent of trunks placed on top of each other and stand out because of their exact six edges. This honeycomb-like structure can be admired more often in the Rhön, but nowhere is it as impressive as on the Gangolfsberg. The basalt columns here have stood at an angle to horizontal since the second uplift of the Rhön in the late Tertiary. Even the path reinforcement and steps consist of basalt prisms. Devil's cellar Below the basalt columns lies the Teufelskeller, a volcanic vent. At the top of the mountain there is a ruin. These are the foundation walls of the former Gangolf chapel. A prehistoric Celtic rampart can also be found here.