The Heegkopfsee emerged from a former basalt quarry and is now even a geotope succumbs about 1 km south of the village of Schönderling. These are two former basalt quarries in which Rhön basalt was extracted. The western breach is circular and a lake has formed in the mining area. In the eastern break there is one
The dismantling wall in the olivine basalt is still in good condition, but I have to say that there is no longer a lot of water in the lake.

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August 19, 2018

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Today hikers asked me the way to the Heegkopfsee. They stood right at the entrance. In the meantime, however, the lake has grown so overgrown that people who are unfamiliar with the area can hardly find it.

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May 29, 2018

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The Heegkopf is already a typical for the Rhön basalt cone. This also means that it is therefore a former volcano. At several points in the Rhön, the basalt was formerly mined. What has remained after mining is the small basalt lake.

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