The Wolfsklippen, also called the Wolfsklippe, is a granite mountain in the Harz mountains in Central Germany with an observation platform on the summit. Its height is frequently given as about 723 m above sea level (NN),[1] but occasionally also as only around 710 m above NN.[2]
| Wolfsklippen | |
|---|---|
 Observation platform on the Wolfsklippen | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 723 m (2,372 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°49′08″N 10°40′22″E / 51.81889°N 10.67278°E |
| Geography | |
  Wolfsklippen | |
| Parent range | Harz Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite |
Location
editThe mountain lies northeast of the Brocken, the highest elevation in the Harz, about 200 m east of the road way from Drei Annen Hohne to Plessenburg.
History
editOver 100 years ago the Harz Club erected on the summit of the Wolfsklippen one of four iron observation platforms in the Harz that still exist. At that time it had a good view of the Brocken and towards Ilsenburg and Wernigerode. Today this outlook is no longer visible due to the tall spruce trees that block the view.
Name and legend
editAT the Wolfsklippen the last wolf in the area is supposed to have been killed,[3] which is where the name of the mountain comes from. According to another legend, the name of the crags comes from the witch hunting period, when a girl accused of witchcraft hid here with a she-wolf.[4][5]
Walking
editThe Wolfsklippen is check point no. 24 on the walking trail network known as the Harzer Wandernadel.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Wolfsklippe". zukunft-harz.de. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation Sachsen-Anhalt: Digitale Topographische Karte 1:50.000, Saxony-Anhalt viewer, retrieved 25 November 2010
- ^ Harzklub. Zweigverein Wernigerode, ed. (c. 1890s), Auskunft über Wernigerode am Harz ? (in German), p. 102
- ^ "Wolfsklippen". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ "Die Wolfsklippen". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 24 – Wolfsklippe at the Wayback Machine (archived April 10, 2008) at harzer-wandernadel.de