The Königsberg is a neighbouring peak of the

Brocken The Brocken, also sometimes referred to as the Blocksberg, is the highest peak in the Harz mountain range and also the highest peak in Northern Germany; it is near Schierke in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt between the rivers Weser and Elbe. ...

and, at 1033.5 m above

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the third highest elevation in the

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. It lies on a long ridge that runs from southeast to northwest about 1.5 km south of the Brocken's summit. Near its summit on the northwest side is the rock formation of ''Hirschhörner'' (max. ). To the east the land descends to the Schwarze Schluftwasser, a small tributary of the

Kalte Bode The Kalte Bode is the left-hand headstream of the Bode in the High Harz Mountains in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is long. Name The names of the Warme and Kalte Bode ("Warm" and "Cold" Bode) come from their actual temperature differenc ...

which flows south of the mountain. To the east on the far side of the Schwarzer Schluftwasser is the

Heinrichshöhe The Heinrichshöhe is a subsidiary peak of the highest mountain in the Harz, the Brocken, and, at , it is the second summit in the Harz Mountains. Today, it may only be visited with permission from the national park authority for the purposes of ...

(), another subpeak of the Brocken.

Geography and former access

The mountain is located in the heart of the

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and is out-of-bounds to walkers. Formerly two paths ran to the top: * The Old Königsberg Way (''alte Königsbergweg'') began near Eckerloch and ran uphill, alongside the old Königsberg Quarry, and up to the ''Kanzelklippen'' crags. From there it ran over the ''Rabenklippe'', the old Eckerloch ski jump, towards the ''Kesselklippe'' and then through the Goethe Moor to the station at Goetheweg. It ran along the entire ridge to the '' Hirschhornklippen''. * The Old Goethe Way (''alte Goetheweg'') began at Goetheweg station and crossed the Königsberg between ''Hirschhornklippen'' and ''Gipfelklippe''. It then ran downhill alongside the Goethe Moor to the railway line at Neuen Goetheweg.

Crags

There are several prominent

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crags on the ridge. From east to west they are the: *''Stangenklippe'', *''Schluftkopf'', *''Kanzelklippen'', *several small unnamed crags, *''Rabenklippe'', *''Kesselklippe'', *Summit of the Königsberg and the *''Hirschhornklippen'' (''Hirschhörner''). The ''Stangenklippe'' and the pillar-shaped ''Schluftkopf'' used to be popular destinations and lie between the Brocken road and

Brocken Railway The Brocken Railway (german: Brockenbahn) is one of three tourist metre gauge railways which together with the Harz Railway and Selke Valley Railway form the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways railway network in the Harz mountain range of Germany. It run ...

(''Brockenbahn''). The ''Kanzelklippen'' consists of a group of several granite crags, some of which are over 20 m high. On the ''Rabenklippe'' is a fireplace about 70 cm in diameter, that has been hewn out of the granite. Its age is unknown. The ''Gipfelklippe'' is only about 1.5 m high.

Gallery

File:weg-stangenklippe.jpg, Old path to the ''Stangenklippe'' crag File:stangenklippe.jpg, The ''Stangenklippe'' File:weg-schluftkopf.jpg, Old path by the ''Schluftkopf'' File:schluftkopf.jpg, The ''Schluftkopf'' File:kanzelklippe1.jpg, The ''Kanzelklippen'' File:Rabenklippe1.jpg, Small unnamed crag File:kesselklippe1.jpg, The ''Rabenklippe'' from the west File:kesselklippe2.jpg, The ''Rabenklippe'' from the north File:feuerstelle1.jpg, Fireplace on the ''Rabenklippe'' File:koenigsberg1.jpg, Königsberg, ''Gipfelklippe''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Konigsberg Mountains of the Harz Mountains and hills of Saxony-Anhalt One-thousanders of Germany