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Kab-hegy
Kab-hegy is the highest peak of the Déli-Bakony, rising to 599 meters between Úrkút and Nagyvázsony. What makes it distinctive is its “Hawaii-type” shield-volcano character: a broad, conical mountain covered by Pliocene basalt that once poured over the Triassic limestone and dolomite of the ancient landscape. The lava flowed in several phases, with the last eruption breaking down into red, slaggy basaltic rock—material that is now hard to observe directly because a TV tower occupies the summit area. Unlike many basalt hills around Lake Balaton—such as Badacsony or Hegyestű—Kab-hegy is said to be not a remnant of an old “witness hill”. …
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