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Plesse

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  • Muschelkalk cliff face Plessefelsen near Wanfried
    Muschelkalk cliff face Plessefelsen near Wanfried
    Photo: Jürgen Katzer 2014, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
Berg der Wanfrieder Werrahöhen im hessischen Werra-Meißner-Kreis nahe der hessisch-thüringischen Grenze

Die Plesse ist ein 480 m hoher Berg im bewaldeten Kalksteinplateau der Wanfrieder Werrahöhen östlich des Werratals etwa 3 km nordöstlich von Wanfried. Sie gehört zu Höhenzug Keudelskuppe-Plesse-Hohnstein, der entlang der hessisch-thüringischen Grenze verläuft. Seit einem Felssturz im 17. Jhd. tritt der Muschelkalk als Plessefelsen eindrucksvoll zu Tage. Auf dem Berg steht ein Aussichtsturm.

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51.190560, 10.196214
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51°11'26.0"N 10°11'46.4"E
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