Mountains of Saxony-Anhalt - The Brocken, List of Mountains in the Harz, List of Mountains and Hills in Saxony-Anhalt, Knigsberg, Heinrichshhe (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Brocken, List of Mountains in the Harz, List of Mountains and Hills in Saxony-Anhalt, Knigsberg, Heinrichshhe, Hohnekamm, Carlshaushhe, Scharfenstein, Groer Auerberg, Viktorshhe, Wolfsklippen, Ziegenkopf, Bockberg, Finne, Erdbeerkopf, Renneckenberg, Butterberg, Rauher Jakob. Excerpt: f1 Bockberg The Bockberg is a hill, 495 m above sea level, near Knigshtte in Harz district in the Harz mountains of central Germany . Since 1967 the hill and its surrounding area have been protected as a nature reserve . The Bockberg rises immediately north of a loop in the B 27 federal road at the village of Neue Htte. On its southwestern slopes, part of a volcano, formed in the Devonian sea, can be seen. Rubble from keratophyre lava in a white, potash matrix, has built a volcanic breccia here, which contains veins of hematite . The plateau of the Bockberg is extensively karstified . Many rare flowers thrive on the fields of yellow oat-grass and semi-dry pasture, including the globe flower . A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The Butterberg in the Harz district of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt lies about half-way between Ilsenburg and Drbeck, at a height of 279 m above NN. From the top, the Harz Foreland and the ridges of the Harz mountains may be seen. The view of Ilsenburg however is almost completely hidden by the nearby Eichholz wood. The hill falls more steeply away on its southern side than on the northern slopes and lies immediately next to the old B 6 federal road (today the L85). There are many other hills called Butterberg in German-speadking areas. Coordinates: 5151 42 N 1041 56 E / 51.86167N 10.69889E / 51.86167; 10.69889 A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Carlshaushhe The Carlshaushhe (or Karlshaushhe ) is a mountain, 626.3 m, in the Harz ...