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tains bordering the banks of the Rhine. They rise in detached groups, nowhere 

 exceeding a relative height of 1,300 feet, or impeding facility of intercommuni- 

 cation between the basins of the Weser and Rhine. Some of these groups are 

 nevertheless of very bold aspect. The Habichts Wald — "Goshawk Wold" — to 

 the west of Cassel (1,950 feet), with its basaltic promontories, forms a conspicuous 



Fig. 146. — The Vogelsbekg. 

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B'-upttvfi Rocks 



Other Formations 



10 Miles. 



and picturesque feature of the landscape. Another basaltic cone rises between 

 Cassel and Eschwege. This is the Meissner (2,464 feet), the most famous 

 mountain of Hesse. The basalt has there spread over more ancient rocks, 

 abounding in lignite, which is being worked all around the mountain. 



The hills which bound the Weser along- its middle course differ from those 



