The Geisingberg is a striking
basalt
Basalt (; ) is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90% of a ...
mountain in the eastern
Ore Mountains in the German federal state of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
.
Location and surrounding area
The Geisingberg lies in the upper
Eastern Ore Mountains between the mining town of
Altenberg and the village of
Geising
Geising is a ''Stadtteil'' (municipal division) of Altenberg in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. . On its northern and western slopes runs the track of the
Müglitz Valley Railway Müglitz may refer to:
*''Müglitz'', the German name for Mohelnice, a town in the eastern Czech Republic
*''Böhmisch Müglitz'', the German name for Mohelnice, a former village in the northwestern Czech Republic
*Müglitz (Altenberg), a village ...
. With a maximum incline here of 1:27 (37 per mil) it is one of the steepest working railway lines in Germany.
Walking routes to the summit
* The easiest ascent runs from Altenberg along the road to the summit.
* Other walks being in
Geising
Geising is a ''Stadtteil'' (municipal division) of Altenberg in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. and Bärenstein.
* The Eisenach–Budapest international mountain path runs over the Geisingberg.
See also
*
List of mountains in the Ore Mountains
* The
Gaising (Latvian: ''
Gaiziņkalns''), the highest point in Latvia.
References
External links
Information about the Geisingberg Nature ReserveHomepage of the Bergbaude Geisingberg (with information about its history and geology)
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Towers in Germany
Mountains of the Ore Mountains
Mountains under 1000 metres
Altenberg, Saxony
Nature reserves in Saxony
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