Editing Ardennes (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Hohe Acht im linksrheinischen Teilgebirge.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|Morphologically connected mountains of Ardennes and Eifel, framed by the rivers Semois, Meuse, [[Moselle River|Moselle]] and Rhine. The highest elevation is the [[Hohe Acht]] at 746.9 m above sea level. NHN]]
[[File:BelgicaI GermaniaI.jpg|thumb|Arduenna silva between Maas und Rhein]]
[[File:Régions naturelles de Belgique.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|The Ardennes in Belgium]]<!-- This map is next to totally useless in the English-language Wikipedia. It is impossible, unless you have foreknowledge of the geography of this area, to use this map and judge how these small areas relate to the rest of Belgium or the nearby areas of the Ardennes in Germany, Luxembourg, and France. Using the French names, rather than the English names, of these areas only adds to the confusion. 
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Much of the Ardennes is covered in dense forests, with the hills averaging around {{convert|350|-|400|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height but rising to over {{convert|694|m|ft|abbr=on}} in the boggy moors of the [[High Fens]] region of south-eastern [[Belgium]]. The region is typified by steep-sided valleys carved by swift-flowing rivers, the most prominent of which is the [[Meuse]]. Its most populous cities are [[Verviers]] in Belgium and [[Charleville-Mézières]] in France, both exceeding 50,000 inhabitants. The Ardennes is otherwise relatively sparsely populated, with few of the towns exceeding 10,000 inhabitants. (Exceptions include Belgium's [[Eupen]] and [[Bastogne]].)

The [[Eifel]] range in [[Germany]] adjoins the Ardennes and is part of the same geological formation, although they are conventionally regarded as being two distinct areas.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

=== High ranging summits ===
* [[Signal de Botrange]] {{convert|694|m|ft|abbr=on}}, [[Liège Province]], Belgium - highest point in the Ardennes, highest point in the [[Benelux]] countries
* [[Weißer Stein (Eifel)|Weißer Stein]] {{convert|abbr=on|692|m}}, [[Mühringen|Mürringen]], [[Liège Province]], Belgium
* [[Baraque Michel]] {{convert|abbr=on|674|m}}, Liège Province, Belgium
* [[Baraque de Fraiture]], {{convert|abbr=on|652|m}}, highest point of the Plateau des Tailles, [[Luxembourg (Belgium)|Luxembourg Province]], Belgium
* Lieu-dit (= hamlet) Galata, {{convert|abbr=on|589|m}}, highest point on the Plateau de [[Saint-Hubert, Belgium|Saint-Hubert]], Luxembourg Province, Belgium
* [[Kneiff]], {{convert|abbr=on|560|m}}, highest point in the nation of [[Luxembourg]] (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)
* [[Buurgplaatz]], {{convert| abbr=on|559|m}}, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
* [[Napoléonsgaard]], {{convert|abbr=on|547|m}}, near [[Rambrouch]], Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
* [[Croix Scaille]] {{convert|abbr=on|504|m}}, on the border of the provinces of [[Namur Province|Namur]], Belgium, and [[Champagne (province)|Champagne]], France