Hasselkopf is a mountain

Mountain

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 on the southern periphery of Braunlage

Braunlage

Braunlage is a town and health resort in the Goslar district in Lower Saxony in Germany. It lies within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken.Nowadays Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly ski tourists...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is 612 m high.

The hill is mostly covered in grass and undeveloped, but its northern slope has a short ski lift

Ski lift

The term ski lift generally refers to any transport device that carries skiers up a hill. A ski lift may fall into one of the following three main classes:-Lift systems and networks:...

 and can be used for downhill skiing

Skiing

Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

 in the winter months.

On 1964-05-07 the hill was used by Gerhard Zucker

Gerhard Zucker

Gerhard Zucker was a German businessman and rocket engineer. However, none of his machinations proved to be operational, ranging from outright fraud to total failure....

 to demonstrate the use of mail rocket

Mail rocket

A mail rocket is a type of rocket used for transporting mail. Especially around 1930 there were several experiments with mail rockets. Nevertheless, there was no regular operational use.-Gerhard Zucker:...

s. One exploded in an accident, killing three.