With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.

Between 1 and 2 million years ago it was part of the island of Ubachsberg in the Meuse river.

[2] With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest point in the European part of the Netherlands.

Windmill Op de Vrouweheide, built in 1858, is located at 216 meters above Amsterdam Ordnance Datum, and built on an artificial hill to catch even more wind.

The Vrouwenheide is part of the Mergellandroute, a tourist route for cars and bikes through South Limburg, Netherlands, mapped out by the ANWB.