Wingst (ridge)

The Wingst is a ridge, up to 74 metres high,[1] in northern Lower Saxony, Germany.

The ridge is located in northeast part of the district of Cuxhaven, just a few kilometres south of the mouth of the River Elbe on the North Sea coast, and west of the lower reaches of the Oste between Cadenberge to the north and Hemmoor to the south.

Some distance to the south-southwest of the Wingst is the lake of Balksee; south of which is the Varrel Moor.

The Wingst is a small geest ridge, covered by mixed woods, that was formed by an ice age moraine.

It is surrounded by flat, divided marsh and bog landscapes, that are sometimes only 1 metre above sea level.