Ofnethöhlen and Riesbürg 2

Ries Meteorite Crater Geopark.

View northwards over Ofnethöhlen quarry and the village of Riesbürg. The wooded higher ground on the left forms part of the main crater rim. The hill on the right with the Ofnethöhlen quarry The hill in the middle with the Ofnethöhlen quarry is part of the 'mega-block' zone of allochtonous rocks shunted laterally by the force of the meteorite impact. The flat-topped hill on the skyline is the Ipfberg, a bronze- and iron-age hill fort near the town of Bopfingen.