The
Vaalserberg is a hill of 321 m in height, and it is the highest point in the
Netherlands. It is located in the province of
Limburg, in the southeasternmost tip of the country near the town of Vaals, some 3 km west of
Aachen. It is also noted for being the location where the borders of three countries intersect, those being the Netherlands,
Belgium and
Germany, which gave the spot the name
Drielandenpunt, "Three-countries point" (at one point this was even a
Vierlandenpunt or "Four-countries point", see
Moresnet for the now missing fourth one). This combination has made the Vaalserberg a well-known tourist attraction in the Netherlands, with a tower on the Belgian side offering a grand panorama of the surroundings.