List of mountains in the Ore Mountains
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This list of mountains shows a selection of the highest and best-known peaks in the Ore Mountains
(German: Erzgebirge, Czech: Krušné hory) of Central Europe (in order of elevation):
See also:
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...
(German: Erzgebirge, Czech: Krušné hory) of Central Europe (in order of elevation):
- KlínovecKlínovecKlínovec is the highest peak of the Ore Mountains, located in the Czech Republic's part of the mountains at . There is an important TV broadcasting tower on the top of the mountain.- Location :...
(Keilberg), 1,244 m, highest peak in the Ore Mountains - Fichtelberg, 1,215 m, highest peak in Saxony
- Božídarský ŠpičákBožídarský ŠpičákThe Božídarský Špičák is the third highest mountain in the Ore Mountains. It lies in the Czech Republic immediately next to the highest town in Centra Europe, Boží Dar .- Location and surrounding area :...
(Gottesgaber Spitzberg), 1,115 m - MeluzínaMeluzínaThe Meluzína is a high mountain in the central Ore Mountains in Czechia.- Location :The Meluzína or Wirbelstein lies three kilometres east of the highest peak in the range, the Klínovec, near the road from Boží Dar to Měděnec on the actual crest of the Ore Mountains.- Ascents :* The Meluzína lies...
(Wirbelstein), 1,094 m - Blatenský vrchBlatenský vrchThe Blatenský vrch is one of the mountains over 1,000 metres high in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe in the immediate vicinity of Horní Blatná .- History :The mountain massif consists mainly of granite...
(Plattenberg), 1,043 m - Eisenberg, 1,028 m
- PlešivecPlešivec (Ore Mountains)The Plešivec is one of the mountains over 1,000 metres high in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe and lies on the territory of the Czech Republic.- Location and surrounding area :...
(Pleßberg), 1,028 m - AuersbergAuersbergAuersberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.- See also :*List of mountains in the Ore Mountains...
, 1,019 m - TaufichtigTaufichtigThe Taufichtig is a 1,001 metre high peak northwest of the Fichtelberg massif in the upper Ore Mountains in Germany.- Location and area :The summit is the northwestern spur of the Ore Mountain plateau and barely rises above it . Nevertheless it drops away to the northeast into the valley of the...
, 1,001 m - Jelení horaJelení horaThe 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), 993 m - Tisovský vrch, 976 m
- Velký Špičák (Großer Spitzberg or Schmiedeberger Spitzberg), 965 m
- Brückenberg, 964 m
- Loučná (Wieselstein), 956 m, highest peak in the Eastern Ore MountainsEastern Ore MountainsThe Eastern Ore Mountains form a natural region that covers the eastern part of the Saxon Ore Mountains. It is part of the major landscape unit, the Saxon Highlands and Uplands...
- Aschberg, 936 m
- Rehhübel, 932 m
- Medvědí skálaMedvědí skálaThe Medvědí skála is a 924 m high mountain in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains in Central Europe.- Location and surroundings :...
(Bernsteinberg), 924 m - Riesenberg, 923 m
- Lesenská pláň (Hübladung), 921 m
- Na strašidlech, 913 m
- Rabenberg, 913 m
- Lesná (mountain) (Ladung), 911 m
- Mědník (Kupferhübel), 910 m
- Pramenáč (Bornhauberg), 909 m
- KahlebergKahlebergKahleberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.-History:Kahleberg is located 2 kilometres south-west of the mining town Altenburg, which is on the border of the Czech Republic....
, 905 m, highest elevation in the Saxon part of the Eastern Ore Mountains - Bärenstein, 898 m, basalt table mountain
- Fastenberg, 891 m
- HirtsteinHirtsteinHirtstein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
, 888 m - Leistnerhübel, 879 m
- Bouřňák (Stürmer), 869 m
- Stropník, 856 m
- Čihadlo, 842 m
- Ochsenkopf bei Rittersgrün, 836 m
- PöhlbergPöhlbergPöhlberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
, 832 m, Basalt-Tafelberg - GeisingbergGeisingbergThe Geisingberg is a striking basalt mountain in the eastern Ore Mountains in the German federal state of Saxony.- Location and surrounding area :...
, 824 m - Ochsenkopf bei Jägerhaus, 823 m
- SteinhübelSteinhübel (Saxony)Steinhübel is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
, 817 m - Morgenleithe, 811 m
- Komáří hůrkaKomáří hůrkaKomáří hůrka is one of the highest mountains in the Eastern Ore Mountains on the territory of the Czech Republic.- Location and surroundings :...
(Mückenberg), 808 m, widely known as the Mückentürmchen - ScheibenbergScheibenberg (mountain)Scheibenberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
, 807 m, basalt table mountain - Drachenkopf bei Nassau, 805 m
- Olověný vrch, 802 m
- Sauberg, 797 m
- KuhbergKuhberg (Stützengrün)Kuhberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
, 795 m - SchwartenbergSchwartenbergSchwartenberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
, 789 m - Kohlhaukuppe, 786 m
- Adlerfels, 778 m
- Schatzenstein, 760 m
- GreifensteineGreifensteineThe Greifensteine is a rock formation in the Ore Mountains, Germany, between the towns of Geyer, Ehrenfriedersdorf and Jahnsbach. The highest of the seven granite rocks reaches 731 m.- Geology :...
, 731 m - Spiegelwald, 728 m
- Špičák (Sattelberg), 723 m
- Nakléřovská výšina, 703 m
- AdlersteinAdlersteinThe Adlerstein is a 676 metre high peak in the Saxon Ore Mountains near Lengefeld. At the summit there is a historic station which was part of the Royal Saxon triangulation network.- Location and area :...
, 676 m - Hirschenstein (Saxony)Hirschenstein (Saxony)The Hirschenstein is a mountain in the Saxon Ore Mountains. It lies about 4 kilometres west of Schneeberg. On the summit is an historic trig point set up as part of the Royal Saxon Triangulation Network.- History :...
, 610.4 m
See also:
- List of mountains in Saxony