Møllehøj

Møllehøj
Møllehøj seen from the tower on Ejer Bavnehøj; the highest point is obscured by the farm buildings
Highest point
Elevation	170.86 m (560.6 ft)[1]
Prominence	161 m (528 ft)[2]
Listing	Country high point
Coordinates	55°58′37.88″N 9°49′34.42″E
Geography
Møllehøj Location of Møllehøj in Denmark
Location	Skanderborg municipality, Denmark

Møllehøj (Danish: [ˈmøləˌhʌjˀ]) is the highest natural point in Metropolitan Denmark at 170.86 m (560.6 ft).^{[1][3][Note 1]}

Geography

The millstone marking the top of Møllehøj

Møllehøj is in the Ejerbjerge hills in Skanderborg municipality, very close to Ejer Bavnehøj. The summit is marked with a millstone, a remnant of Ejer mill which was situated on the hill from 1838 to 1917. The mill had eight sides and had an onion-shaped roof.

New measurements made in February 2005 showed that Møllehøj was higher than both Yding Skovhøj (172.66 m including a Bronze Age burial mound on its summit, 170.77 m without) in Horsens municipality and Ejer Bavnehøj, which had both been thought higher. These two high points' natural heights are, however, respectively 9 and 51 cm lower than Møllehøj. It was officially recognised as Denmark's highest point in 2005.^[1]

The place is located on private land next to a farm, but it has been made open for public visits.^[4] Parking should be made at Ejer Bavnehøj, 300 meters away.

See also

• Himmelbjerget, which was thought to be the highest point of Denmark until 1847
• List of hills and mountains in Denmark

Notes

1. For comparison, the tallest man-made structure in Denmark is the Tommerup Transmitter, which stands 321 m, or 1045 ft, high.

References

1. "Nyt højeste punkt i Danmark". gst.dk. Geodatastyrelsen (Danish Geodata Agency - Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate). Retrieved 30 December 2017.
2. "Møllehøj, Denmark". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
3. Rachel Crolla, Carl McKeating (2014). "10 Denmark - Møllehøj". Europe's High Points: Getting to the top in 50 countries. Cicerone Press Limited.
4. Møgelhøj og Møllehøj - naturoplevelser på Danmarks tag

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