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Scherstorklippen
The Scherstorklippen is a granite tor (up to ) in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is located near the village of Schierke in the county of Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was formed by the process of spheroidal weathering. Location The Scherstorklippen is in the Upper Harz (High Harz) within the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park. It lies in a forested region around 1.6 km south-southwest of Schierke, about 2 km west-northwest of Elend, circa 1 km west-southwest of the summit of the Barenberg () and some 2.2 km east-southeast of the mountain group of the Wurmberg, Großer Winterberg and Kleiner Winterberg on the Lower Saxon border. In the vicinity and roughly to the northeast are neighbouring tors of the '' Mäuseklippe'' and the '' Schnarcherklippen''. Walking and climbing The Scherstorklippen may be reached on forest tracks and footpath A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scherstorklippen
The Scherstorklippen is a granite tor (up to ) in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. It is located near the village of Schierke in the county of Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was formed by the process of spheroidal weathering. Location The Scherstorklippen is in the Upper Harz (High Harz) within the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park. It lies in a forested region around 1.6 km south-southwest of Schierke, about 2 km west-northwest of Elend, circa 1 km west-southwest of the summit of the Barenberg () and some 2.2 km east-southeast of the mountain group of the Wurmberg, Großer Winterberg and Kleiner Winterberg on the Lower Saxon border. In the vicinity and roughly to the northeast are neighbouring tors of the '' Mäuseklippe'' and the '' Schnarcherklippen''. Walking and climbing The Scherstorklippen may be reached on forest tracks and footpath A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harzklippen
This is a list of rock formations in the Harz. They are known as the Harzklippen (literally "Harz crags" or "Harz cliffs") in German, which is the collective name for the, mainly, granite rock outcrops, crags and tors in the Harz mountains of Germany. Most of them have the status of a natural monument. The following list contains an alphabetically-sorted selection of rock formations in the Harz with - where known - their height in metres (m) above sea level, referenced to Normalnull (NN): * Achtermannstor (max. c. 900 m), on the Achtermannshöhe, near Braunlage, Lower Saxony * Ackertklippe, near Königshütte, Saxony-Anhalt * Adlerklippen (max. c. 340 m), in the valley of the Oker, near Goslar-Oker, Lower Saxony * Adlersklippen (see below: ''Teufelsmauer'') * Ahrentsklint (''Ahrentsklintklippe''; max. 822.4 m), on the Erdbeerkopf, near Schierke, Saxony-Anhalt * Altarklippen (max. c. 490 m), on the Heimberg, near Lautenthal, Lower Saxony * Anhaltin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barenberg (Schierke)
The Barenberg, also called the Bärenberg or Bärenkopf, is a mountain, , in the Harz Mountains of Germany near the village of Schierke, Harz county, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Location The ''Barenberg'' rises in the Upper Harz (High Harz) within the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park. It lies around 1.3 km south-southeast of Schierke, a village on the Kalte Bode stream in the borough of Wernigerode, and about 1.5 km northwest of Elend on the same river, a village in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken. Towards the northwest the forested country of the ''Barenberg'' runs west past Schierke to the Brocken (1,141.1 m), the highest mountain in the Harz. Its neighbouring peak to the north-northeast on the other side of Schierke is the rather higher Erdbeerkopf (847.7 m), a spur of the Hohnekamm ridge (900.6 m). To the south-southeast lies the Rauher Jakob (568.6 m) and, to the west-northwest is the mountain cluster of the Wurmberg (971.2 m), Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harz Mountains
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German word ''Hardt'' or ''Hart'' (hill forest). The name ''Hercynia'' derives from a Celtic name and could refer to other mountain forests, but has also been applied to the geology of the Harz. The Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with an elevation of above sea level. The Wurmberg () is the highest peak located entirely within the state of Lower Saxony. Geography Location and extent The Harz has a length of , stretching from the town of Seesen in the northwest to Eisleben in the east, and a width of . It occupies an area of , and is divided into the Upper Harz (''Oberharz'') in the northwest, which is up to 800 m high, apart from the 1,100 m high Brocken massif, and the Lower Harz (''Unterharz'') in the east which is up to aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großer Winterberg (Harz)
The Großer Winterberg ("Great Winterberg") is a mountain, , and a subpeak of the Wurmberg (Harz), Wurmberg, the highest mountain in the neighbouring state of Lower Saxony in the High Harz of central Germany. The Großer Winterberg rises within the borough of Wernigerode in the county of Landkreis Harz, Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Location The Großer Winterberg lies within the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park and the Harz National Park immediately northeast of the state border with Lower Saxony and about 2.5 km west-southwest of the village of Schierke in the borough of Wernigerode. To the north-northwest the countryside descends into the valley of the Cold Bode, on the other side of which rises the legendary Brocken (1,141.1 m), in front of which are the Königsberg (Brocken), Königsberg (1,033.5 m) to the west and the Heinrichshöhe (ca. 1,045 m) to the east. From northeast to east-northeast, above Schierke on the other side of Cold Bode rises th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Formations Of The Harz
Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales * Rock, Cornwall, a village in England * Rock, County Tyrone, a village in Northern Ireland * Rock, Devon, a location in England * Rock, Neath Port Talbot, a location in Wales * Rock, Northumberland, a village in England * Rock, Somerset, a location in Wales * Rock, West Sussex, a hamlet in Washington, England * Rock, Worcestershire, a village and civil parish in England United States * Rock, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Rock, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Rock, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin, a town in southern Wisconsin * Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin, a town in central Wisconsin Elsewhere * Corregidor, an island in the Philippines also known as "The Rock" * Jamaica, an isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tor (rock Formation)
A tor, which is also known by geomorphologists as either a castle koppie or kopje, is a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding smooth and gentle slopes of a rounded hill summit or ridge crest. In the South West of England, the term is commonly also used for the hills themselves – particularly the high points of Dartmoor in Devon and Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.Ehlen, J. (2004) ''Tor'' in Goudie, A., ed., pp. 1054-1056. ''Encyclopedia of Geomorphology.'' Routledge. London, England. Etymology Although English topographical names often have a Celtic etymology, the Oxford English Dictionary lists no cognates to the Old English word in either the Breton or Cornish languages (the Scottish Gaelic ''tòrr'' is thought to derive from the Old English word). It is therefore accepted that the English word ''Tor'' derives from the Old Welsh word ''tẁrr'' or ''twr'', meaning a cluster or heap. Formation Tors are landforms created by the erosion and weath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesstraße 27
Bundesstraße 27 or B27 is a German federal road. It connects Blankenburg am Harz with Rafz in Switzerland. Route The Bundesstraße 27 crosses the following states and towns (north to south): * Saxony-Anhalt: Blankenburg am Harz * Lower Saxony: Braunlage, Göttingen * Hesse: Sontra, Bad Hersfeld, Fulda * Bavaria: Hammelburg, Würzburg * Baden-Württemberg: Tauberbischofsheim, Heilbronn, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Tübingen, Rottweil, Donaueschingen, Jestetten The B27 is interrupted in two places: between Würzburg and Tauberbischofsheim, where it has been replaced by the motorways A3 and A81, and between Randen and Jestetten, where it crosses through Switzerland. The part south of Stuttgart follows the ''Schweizer Straße'' (Suisse road), a chaussee from 18th century. D ST Rübeland HVLE 285001 Sz 20080511.jpg, in the Harz mountains Stuttgart-pragsatteltunnel-2006-06-05-bigcat.jpg, interchange with B 10 in Stuttgart B27 Tübingen.jpg, in the Neckar valley See also *List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footpath
A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as motorized vehicles, bicycles and horses. They can be found in a wide variety of places, from the centre of cities, to farmland, to mountain ridges. Urban footpaths are usually paved, may have steps, and can be called alleys, lanes, steps, etc. National parks, nature preserves, conservation areas and other protected wilderness areas may have footpaths (trails) that are restricted to pedestrians. The term footpath can also describe a pavement/ sidewalk in some English-speaking countries (such as Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland). A footpath can also take the form of a footbridge, linking two places across a river. Origins and history Public footpaths are rights of way originally created by people walking across the land to work, market, the next village, church, and school. This includes Mass paths a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schnarcherklippen
Schnarcherklippen is the name of a rock formation (up to 671 m above sea level) south of the village of Schierke in the High Harz mountains of Saxony-Anhalt in central Germany. The name translates roughly to "snoring crags" or "snoring rocks". Geology The two rock pinnacles, which stand about apart and are some high, are part of the granite massif of the Brocken and are a clear example of spheroidal weathering" (''Wollsackverwitterung''). Another feature of the Schnarcherklippen is that they deflect compass needles away from magnetic north due to the presence of magnetite in the rock.''Die Schnarcherklippen'' at www.harzlife.de. Accessed on 23 Dec 2010. Access The shortest way to the Schnarcherklippen rocks is by footpath from the Schierke. From the top of the rocks there is a view ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleiner Winterberg (Harz)
The Kleiner Winterberg is a mountain, {{GeoQuelle, DE, BFN-Karten, in the borough of Wernigerode, Harz county, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is found in the Harz Mountains and is a subpeak of the Wurmberg, the highest point in the neighbouring state of Lower Saxony. Location The Kleiner Winterberg lies within the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park just east of the border with Lower Saxony and about 2.2 km southwest of the village of Schierke in the borough of Wernigerode. To the northeast, on the other side of Schierke on the Cold Bode, rises the ridge of Hohnekamm (900.6 m; with its tors, the ''Hohneklippen''). Towards the southeast the countryside descends to the Barenberg (695.5 m), to the south it drops into the valley of the Bremke stream, which rises on the mountainside to the west on the Wurmberg (971.2 m). To the northwest is the Großer Winterberg (906.4 m) and, beyond that, to the Brocken The Brocken, also sometimes referred to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
