The Adlerstein is a 676 metre high peak in the Saxon Ore Mountains

Ore Mountains

The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...

 near Lengefeld

Lengefeld

Lengefeld is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 23 km southeast of Chemnitz....

. At the summit there is a historic station which was part of the Royal Saxon triangulation network.

Location and area

The Adlerstein lies in the Central Ore Mountains

Central Ore Mountains

The Central or Middle Ore Mountains is a natural region that forms the central-western part of the Ore Mountains in the German federal state of Saxony. It is part of the overarching unit, the Saxon Highlands and Uplands...

 not far from the B 101 federal road that runs from Heinzebank to Pockau where there is a junction with the Lengefeld Road not far away. Immediately at the foot of the mountain is the well-known Lengefeld Lime Factory (Kalkwerk Lengefeld). The Adlerstein and the nearby peak of the Lauterbacher Knochen

Lauterbacher Knochen

The Lauterbacher Knochen is a 683 m high peak about one kilometre north of the village of Lauterbach in the municipality of Marienberg in the Ore Mountains...

 complement one another as good viewing points, albeit partly obscured by trees in places.

Views

The other places that may be seen from the Adlerstein include the Sayda and Brand Heights, Waldkirchen, Marienberg

Marienberg

Marienberg can refer to:*Marienberg, Saxony, the capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis district of the German state of Saxony*Bad Marienberg, a town in the Westerwaldkreis of Rhineland-Palatinate...

, Dittersdorfer Höhe

Dittersdorfer Höhe

Dittersdorfer Höhe is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....

 and Pöhlberg

Pöhlberg

Pöhlberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....

 in Germany, and the Jelení hora

Jelení hora

The Jelení hora is a 993 m high mountain in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains.- Location and surrounding area :The mountain lies immediately southeast of the village of Kryštofovy Hamry...

 (Haßberg), Hora Svaté Kateřiny

Hora Svaté Kateřiny

Hora Svaté Kateřiny is a town in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 402 ....

 (Katharinaberg) and the Čihadlo (Lauschhübei) in Czechia.