The Buchschachtelberg () is a forested mountain south of Henneberg in the western

Saxon The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony () which became a Carolingian " stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. Many of their neighbours were, like th ...

Ore Mountains The Ore Mountains (, or ; ) lie along the Czech–German border, separating the historical regions of Bohemia in the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany. The highest peaks are the Klínovec in the Czech Republic (German: ''Keilberg'') at ab ...

, which is 973 metres high. The border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs over its summit. Northwest of the Buchschachtelberg lies the

Kleiner Kranichsee The Kleiner Kranichsee (literally "Little Crane Lake", ) is one of the most important raised bogs in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe. The bog straddles the German/Czech border; the part lying in the German state of Saxony has been protected sin ...

. In winter a

cross-country skiing trail A cross-country skiing trail or ''loipe''From or ''Langlaufloipe'', pl. –''n'', ''loipe'' is a loanword in English-language travel guides, referring to cross-country ski trails in Europe. It is a Germanization of the Norwegian language, Norwegia ...

runs past the Buchschachtelberg and via the Scheffelsberg from Henneberg towards the border. In clear visibility there is a good view from the Buchschachtelberg of the Saxon-Bohemian upper Ore Mountains. West of the mountain runs the ''Buchschachtelgraben'' stream, on Czech territory.

Literature

*Wander- und Wintersportkarte des Erzgebirges, Blatt 3 - Auersberg, im Auftrag des Sächs. Finanzministeriums published by the Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme, 1928. Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic Mountains of the Ore Mountains Mountains of Saxony Erzgebirgskreis {{ore-mountain-stub